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as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior
the standards of basic decency demanded that they help the old lady with her groceries
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as in morality
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
expected all of the scouts in his troop to be models of decency
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Recent Examples of decency
Sometimes those decisions have to deal with lines of decency.
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William Earl, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
What has happened to you to have flown so far from decency and sanity?
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
The Soviet leadership must find the wisdom to settle this case quickly in accordance with the dictates of simple human decency and of civilized national behavior.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
In choosing Vance and discarding Pence, Trump traded actual decency for a man who can simulate decency, and that’s exactly what Vance did on Tuesday night.
—David French, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
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William Earl, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
What has happened to you to have flown so far from decency and sanity?
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
The Soviet leadership must find the wisdom to settle this case quickly in accordance with the dictates of simple human decency and of civilized national behavior.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
In choosing Vance and discarding Pence, Trump traded actual decency for a man who can simulate decency, and that’s exactly what Vance did on Tuesday night.
—David French, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for decency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decency
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Giving cash doesn’t have to be awkward Despite popular convention that cash presents are gauche, tacky, or uninspired, Post says the annals of etiquette wisdom permit monetary gifts.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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What to Do Before an Estate Sale Familiarize Yourself with the Rules Sometimes, a little research ahead of time can save you from an embarrassing—and likely unintentional—etiquette faux pas.Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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The security agents who enforce hijab laws, informally called morality police, have recently started easing public confrontations with women over the headscarves, following the election of reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian who campaigned on opposing these police patrols.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Incorporating a mixture of bodycam, dash-camera, and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, the innovative series explores the morality of protecting and serving a community.Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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That balance of decorum and mischief was classic Smith.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
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In The Kitchen, Wesker tracked the decorum from friendly badinage to hostile vernacular that co-workers sustain just to get through the day.Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jen Easterly, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said the election was peaceful and secure, and that malicious activity had no significant impact on the integrity of the process.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Ivana Saric Nov 1, 2024 - Politics & Policy GOP secretaries of state swat down election conspiracies while Trump sows doubts Republican secretaries of state in crucial battleground states are combating baseless conspiracies to undermine the integrity of the 2024 election.Sophia Cai, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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This new way to communicate without speaking allowed exchanging parties to bypass propriety and social expectations.Essence, Essence, 28 Sep. 2024
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There was more privacy back then, a certain propriety and distance that people gave one another.Al Pacino, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Eastwood, with more than five decades under his belt directing films dedicated to complex inquiries into virtue, ethics, and fairness, was the first name that popped into his head.Tomris Laffly, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The wall was just low enough to allow Betts to stand on his tippy toes as Capobianco held Betts’ left arm up and over the wall; and Peters – by virtue of dumb luck – did not injure Betts’ right hand, wrist, or arm.Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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All of us deserve to be treated equally and all of us deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
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Social interaction and romance require honesty and integrity.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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However, to expect unconditional honesty and closeness during a first date raises several red flags—and the same goes for expecting it to be returned.Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Decency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decency. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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