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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectableness
Noun
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Tuesday sees some Women’s Nations League goodness: England are off to Belgium, while Spain vs Portugal could be lively and Germany face Scotland.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025 -
The desire to memorialize through statues and buildings is often paired with the impulse to alter the truth, to construct the memories that won’t fracture a community’s sense of its implicit goodness.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After all, this will go to the very Supreme Court that declared, when overruling Chevron, that courts owe no deference to the executive branch when interpreting statutes.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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With an about-face and flattery, executives hoped this time around that Mr. Trump might show tech more deference, including it in his efforts to deregulate industries like energy and autos.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Store your gardening tools, cushions, fitness equipment, toys and other items in the interior.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Regardless, that doesn’t stop many doctors, fitness professionals, and physical therapists from recommending Epsom salts in the treatment of muscle pain and fatigue.—
Alice Nardiotti,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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By casting Statham as a reluctant avatar of righteousness in a country that continues to prey on its own, and trusting that his implacable sense of honor will resonate with an audience who feel like they’ve been taken advantage of for their decency.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025
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The moral scaffolding that keeps us from giving in to our primal desires gets ripped away and, naturally, very rudimentary notions of decency fall apart.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Respectableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectableness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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