conscience

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Recent Examples of conscience Simmons, who was posting on her official X account, said in a statement that her absence is a legal and necessary act of conscience. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025 But Republicans should question their own members who fail in other areas that require adherence to basic standards of conscience and competence. Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 Their uncompromising moral clarity shaped the conscience of the West, later echoed by Christian preachers crusading for abolition, civil rights, and human dignity. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Young-hee, meanwhile, represents pure moral conscience, which is unwelcome during the intensity of this competitive, fast-developing era. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conscience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
Noun
  • With these factors all in mind, clips from the Vegas opening are obviously being heavily scrutinized in Motley Crue fan forums.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Put yourself into unknown territory and open up your mind, spirit and vision.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Continue reading … FAITH KNOCKOUT – Ben Shapiro and Bill Maher clash over morality and the Bible.
    , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • On September 16, 2022, a twenty-two-year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Jîna Amini was killed in Tehran by the city’s morality police.
    Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Speakers urged a bold infusion of conservative Christian values into public life.
    Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Antimony also has hovered at record prices this year, with current values placing the mine’s reserve at about $3 billion.
    Kevin Fixler September 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Incensed at being outsmarted, the CEO of Weyland-Yutani (Sandra Yi Sencindive) allows one of her employees, a cyborg with very few scruples named Morrow (Babou Ceesay), to use any means necessary to reacquire the biological specimens.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • At this point in its history, the theory goes, the United States requires a willful and largely unaccountable power to impose changes that leaders with more delicate sensibilities and procedural scruples cannot ever accomplish.
    Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When the pace of innovation slows, standards emerge.
    Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But Republicans should question their own members who fail in other areas that require adherence to basic standards of conscience and competence.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This isn't the first time a dog with an unusual breed mix has melted hearts online.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers have previously noted an elevated but rare risk of myocarditis, or inflamed heart muscle, in young men in particular.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Iger has been a fearless, equal opportunity offender in defending Disney’s corporate character, whether from intrusions by the left or by the right.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The character's scientific background becomes crucial to the investigation.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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