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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrupulousness
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In a Code world, no film should risk lowering an audience’s moral standards nor should evil or immorality be presented except as a cautionary tale.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025 -
Omari’s father, Hassan (J. Paul Nicholas), is the conservative Muslim governor of Mombasa, fond of attacking the immorality in nightclubs like the Moto Moto, where most of Goddess is set, though he’s withdrawn from his reelection campaign after an illness.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Ken Paxton, who has served in his current role since 2015, was impeached in 2023 but later acquitted and faced allegations of corruption and taking part in an extramarital affair.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
11 July 2025
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The announcement comes nearly two years after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment related to allegations of corruption and abuse of office.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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This act of violence against the people actually bringing relief to Gazans lays bare the depravity of Hamas.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
6 July 2025
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In the first film in the Firefly trilogy, 2003’s House of 1000 Corpses, the depths of Spaulding’s depravity and his connection to the murderous Firefly clan aren’t fully clear.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Douglass’s moral indictment against American hypocrisy resonated far beyond its historical moment.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
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She is principled, willing to speak truth to power, and uses her years of experience in the publishing industry to highlight its absurdities and hypocrisies while also celebrating the work of so many of its workers.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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One interview Eastwood gave, recounted in the biography, involved a night of debauchery with jazz legend Miles Davis.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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In the West, a little bad behavior could almost be seen as part of the job description of the movie icon or pop musician — debauchery being deeply intertwined with the mythology of the artist or rock star — but South Korea’s pop-cultural sphere is shaped by deeply socially conservative values.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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These environmental concerns coupled Google's secrecy make Sugerman worry about how local neighbors can advocate for their communities.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
9 July 2025
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Shroud of secrecy Even before Kohberger was named as a suspect, the murder case captured international attention despite – or perhaps fueled in part by – the heavy shroud of secrecy draped around its details.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
4 July 2025
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Thanks to an incessant stream of sensational newspaper articles and a nonstop rumor mill, the public had the idea of Hollywood as a lair of iniquity and debasement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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These smoky, dark dens of gaming iniquity used to be everywhere, enticing you in with flashing marquees, simple synth melodies, and crunchy 8-bit explosions.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
26 June 2025
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“Unscrupulousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrupulousness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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