as in integrity
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
a person of such unaffected goodness that his friends were inspired to lead better lives
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Recent Examples of goodness
And thank goodness Seth is not pushing her to make a decision.
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Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
The recipes for food and drink, thank goodness, feel entirely achievable in a home kitchen.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Good energy comes around, and putting goodness into their community is a way of looking out for your partner, too.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
But long gone are the days when Republicans and Democrats alike could rally behind one singular figure and beacon of goodness like Mister Rogers.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for goodness
Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
The recipes for food and drink, thank goodness, feel entirely achievable in a home kitchen.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Good energy comes around, and putting goodness into their community is a way of looking out for your partner, too.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 8 May 2025
But long gone are the days when Republicans and Democrats alike could rally behind one singular figure and beacon of goodness like Mister Rogers.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for goodness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goodness
Noun
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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This pledge to artistic integrity is another reason Lamar continues to accrue a diverse, multi-generational fan base, as demonstrated by the 50,000-plus fans at the Minneapolis tour kickoff.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Noun
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To catch up on his late rent, Winston talks himself into a job at We Deliver, a transportation company with a colorful clientele whose requests can’t help but loosen one’s morality.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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With childhood increasingly recognized as a distinct stage of life and education in the later nineteenth century, school texts and children’s books were one way to suggest to children a certain sort of morality and social grounding.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2025
Noun
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By virtue of its basic conceit — after narrowly escaping a disaster with the help of a premonition, a group of people are stalked and killed by Death itself — almost all of these movies end with a high body count and no one making it out alive.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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This is based on mutual respect for each other’s virtues and character.—
Gregg D. Caruso,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
Noun
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This season supports play, flirtation, creative courage, and emotional honesty.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
20 May 2025
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Stevenson thanks them for their honesty, then pours three glasses of whiskey.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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“Goodness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goodness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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