respectableness

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Noun
  • However, when considering its suitability to beginners, this telescope is impressive, especially for its even cheaper price point over Black Friday weekend.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The project has developed a multistage process that begins with analyzing multiple paper types to determine their suitability for the heat treatment process.
    Etiido Uko March 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But not long after achieving mainstream respectability, Kelly’s career suffered a sharp blow.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Superfakes is about a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Decolonization and the expansion of international legal norms further reduced the acceptability of coercive naval diplomacy.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Ultimately, the voters decide on acceptability.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a lot to be said for making a false show of goodness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Floyd’s innate goodness radiates through Harbour’s performance.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The update comes as rodeo outfits have drawn attention online, including viral social media videos debating the appropriateness of attire worn by some attendees.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Selecting the right songs for your family's commute involves considering the mood, energy, and appropriateness of the lyrics based on your child's age.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In spite of a seismic crossing of the technological Rubicon, an abandonment of the centuries-old deference to the naked eye, a codifying and calcifying of the most atomic-level building block of the sport, baseball mostly just looked like baseball.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In Syria, Russia positioned itself between Iran and Israel, using its S-400 missile system to control the skies and leveraging that control to extract deference from both sides.
    Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Creative sessions focus on nature and fitness.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Brooke Burke is joined by a furry friend while filming poolside for her fitness app in Malibu on April 1.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Yet our education system, obsessed with correctness, often trains this instinct out of kids.
    Vivienne Ming, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • We all get hung up in political correctness.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Respectableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectableness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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