ethic

noun

Definition of ethicnext
as in standards

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Recent Examples of ethic The administration formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar last year to be used as the presidential airplane, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government. — Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026 In 2024 this broad ethic of democracy came into conflict with a more prosaic politic. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 The Cudi tour moment felt like a dam breaking, underscoring a years-long public descent into the darker corners of conspiracy theorizing, through which her positioning relative to a revolutionary ethic has dramatically changed. — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 9 May 2026 Paul, in other words, hands down both the ethic of love and the habit of boundary-drawing, and leaves it to us to harmonize them. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ethic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethic
  1. standards
  2. values
  3. tradition
  4. mode
  5. norm
  6. heritage
Noun
  • Manchester United have, by elite Premier League standards, had a quiet summer 2026 window.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When the agency tried to make those standards mandatory in 2023, states challenged the rule, and it was withdrawn.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of standards
Noun
  • Content creator online reviews of hotels, resorts, cruises, restaurants, and airline flights, often with impressive production values, can generate hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of views.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Venus, planet of money and values, in your 2nd House of Resources opposes nebulous Neptune in your 8th House of Intimacy, so costs need clear language.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of values
Noun
  • The backstory L’Auberge Carmel, a Relais & Châteaux property, was built in 1929 as a commission for Allen Knight, an adventurer and author, as a way to bring together the artistic spirit of Carmel-by-the-Sea and European traditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The genre benefits immensely not just from a vibrant game development culture but also from an even older tradition of complex martial arts and impeccable animation.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of tradition
Noun
  • His body did what it was trained to do, his mind locked into race mode.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While the show fluidly traverses the years before and after it, dropping in on Hal and John at key moments in their lives, the investigation that puts the two men in buddy-cop mode unfolds in 2016, two decades after the William Tell scene.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of mode
Noun
  • With the help of team psychologist Dr Pippa Grange, England cultivated a team ethos in a manner that was incongruous to generations before them — and felt somewhat jarring, based on English societal norms.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • However, that bike failed to reach the market after failing to meet European emissions norms.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of norm
Noun
  • Kurniawan said Indonesia has extraordinary stories, legends and cultural heritage passed down through generations.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The firm partners with leading enterprises to activate their history — through brand heritage, storytelling, and institutional knowledge — as a driver of performance, resilience, and long-term value.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of heritage

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