as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
virtuous behavior is its own reward
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Recent Examples of virtuous
The results have been startling and that over-performance is described by the many players who have been part of it — who typically arrived unknown and undervalued, and departed for big sums that kept the virtuous cycle spinning forward.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
From this perspective, cutting off those who would limit us, family or otherwise, is cast as a virtuous act in the service of these aspirations.
—Joshua Coleman, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2025
In my opinion, looking into the healthcare space, business leaders should nurture a virtuous cycle where their innovative product drives sales and the sales team provides the insights needed to refine and expand the product’s capabilities.
—Joao Mendes-Roter, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In a November call, Iger also highlighted the virtuous cycle of Disney.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
From this perspective, cutting off those who would limit us, family or otherwise, is cast as a virtuous act in the service of these aspirations.
—Joshua Coleman, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2025
In my opinion, looking into the healthcare space, business leaders should nurture a virtuous cycle where their innovative product drives sales and the sales team provides the insights needed to refine and expand the product’s capabilities.
—Joao Mendes-Roter, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In a November call, Iger also highlighted the virtuous cycle of Disney.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuous
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Court documents show Blankenship has been employed by the city since 2006 following his honorable discharge from the Coast Guard.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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White Painted Woman was a model of heroism and honorable womanhood: When evil monsters were hunting the Apache people, the White Painted Woman gave birth to a son who would destroy the creatures to help make Earth inhabitable for humanity.—
Alejandra Rubio,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Many organizations are actively working on ethical AI frameworks to address bias and ensure fair, transparent decision-making processes.—
Chaitanya Laxminarayana,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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As such, Anthropic has been highly attuned to finding ways to bake-in security, legal and ethical parameters to their models, to help businesses avoid problems down the road.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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This was an honest error and was not intentional in any way.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2025
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And, to be honest, her description of the breakup at that time sounded a lot more amicable than it’s been sounding lately.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ice is not nice The ice at American Airlines Center was a huge problem in Game 2, with players on both teams falling down left and right.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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And the honeycomb design isn’t just nice on the eyes.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Francis hailed as 'true advocate for peace' In 2019, Francis became the first pontiff to set foot on the peninsula where Islam was born.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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But against the Cavaliers, against the length of Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, Ware stands essential, on a Heat roster that lacks a true backup center.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The forthcoming rain was good news for crews battling a wildfire in central New Jersey that erupted on April 22 and has consumed 12,250 acres.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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But reading also builds our empathic muscles and challenges our ethical and moral judgment.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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One of the things that makes Andor stand out, both as a Star Wars show and as a genre show in general, is the many shades of moral gray in it, which keep getting more complex.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Virtuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuous. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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