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as in integrity
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
a person of indisputable probity must head the disciplinary panel
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as in honesty
devotion to telling the truth
the defense attorney questioned the probity of the witness
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as in honor
faithfulness to high moral standards
ideals of fairness and probity in journalism
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Recent Examples of probity
As for the legal probity of targeting such a change at one country—China—this would hardly be unprecedented.
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Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
The legal and political crisis encompasses both the Justice Department and New York’s City Hall, calling into question Mr. Adams’s future as well as the independence and probity of federal prosecutions.
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Carter’s outsider status, coupled with his evident probity, provided a tonic to an electorate weary of Watergate and Richard Nixon’s endless prevarications.
—Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
The dilemma recalls Otto Preminger’s Whirlpool and Where the Sidewalk Ends, post-WWII films about personal probity but without the melodramatic hype that cheapened both.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
The legal and political crisis encompasses both the Justice Department and New York’s City Hall, calling into question Mr. Adams’s future as well as the independence and probity of federal prosecutions.
—Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Carter’s outsider status, coupled with his evident probity, provided a tonic to an electorate weary of Watergate and Richard Nixon’s endless prevarications.
—Randall Balmer, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
The dilemma recalls Otto Preminger’s Whirlpool and Where the Sidewalk Ends, post-WWII films about personal probity but without the melodramatic hype that cheapened both.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for probity
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles County Department of Building and Safety officials will need to assess the integrity of the building.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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That honesty was essential to the film.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Moura inhabits the raw honesty of a man caught in the heart of authoritarianism, anchoring a timely, true-story-adjacent drama.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Founder Dee Elms is known for her ability to blend modern and classic elements in distinctive designs that honor and celebrate the storied architecture of each home.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker stared up at the scoreboard and smiled Monday night as a tribute video played in his honor.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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Amanda Askell's job is to try to teach Claude a sense of morality, or how to be good.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The philosopher Aristotle wrote tomes on morality and human behavior.—
Tara Sonenshine,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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Some people thought the character was too much, but Danica managed to make her just that without losing the truthfulness, and the ending wouldn’t have worked without that.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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The debate occurred during Socrates’s inquiry into human virtue, recounted in Plato’s Republic.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Casting all the virtue and vice signaling on the political spectrum aside with his straightforward embrace of America, Bunny then gave viewers a geography lesson by listing the countries that make up the Americas.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2026
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Part of what makes it such an uneasy sit is its sincerity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kitsune distrusts systems and sincerity equally.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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Richness is goodness, and McFadden’s 50/50 mix of pecorino and Parmigiano-Reggiano is a pantry godsend.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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Innocence and goodness are not the same thing; The Changeling shares William Blake’s respect for the wayward freedom of the children’s imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Probity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/probity. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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