straightness

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Noun
  • The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The genus name references Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance — a posture that set it apart from its modern, sprawling relatives.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Check the integrity of your caulk at siding seams and in the corners.
    Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
  • Ordinary workshop cutters would have struggled with both the scale and material constraints, making outsourcing the most reliable option for maintaining structural integrity and dimensional precision in the build.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • These morality tales, focusing on figures like Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky, make an implicit claim that individual avarice somehow explains the excesses of an entire era.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • As this memoir opens, Iran’s morality police stalk the university where Nafisi works, censuring her female students.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Creativity should be used to challenge the simplicity, laziness, and opportunism of certain performances of righteousness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • Hathaway’s Catwoman is one of her best takes on feminine rage, juggling a sense of righteousness and nihilism that might clang unconvincingly in the hands of a different performer.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • The American Dream is a myth that claims that great ambition and hard work will be rewarded, but the American Experience isn’t one in which virtue prevails.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • In the final editing stages, the video, which is currently two minutes long, has celebrity cameos and hints at the unique virtues of New York, is part of the first collaboration between Hilfiger and Kelce, the fashion brand’s latest celebrity spokesman.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Wilfred is a Palace fan, for goodness’ sake.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Through her radical honesty and spiritual clairvoyance, Cassidy invites readers to tune to the frequency of their own inner knowing to tap into the cosmic goodness already within them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Millions of Germans joined the audience for the Nazi play, in which Hitler played the glorious Leader and the regime ruled ruthlessly while spinning stories about its own rectitude.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Moral rectitude, in some left-wing corners of the commentariat, is out; flagrant disregard of the social contract is in.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That speaks to Johnson’s probity and integrity.
    Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • That speaks to Johnson’s probity and integrity.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Straightness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straightness. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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