as in nobility
high position within society
the archbishop is very conscious of his dignity
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Recent Examples of dignity
The first was his deep personal and religious commitment to equality, dignity, justice and fairness.
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Michael Posner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Carter’s extraordinary life was marked by his commitment to human dignity, and his hospice experience reflected this same principle.
—Stacey Manley, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
Every New Yorker − incarcerated or free − must be afforded the dignity of life.
—Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
The 5-10 New Orleans Saints, already out of playoff contention, are aiming to salvage some dignity in their final games, still reeling from a humiliating 34-0 defeat to the Green Bay Packers—the most lopsided shutout of the 2024 season.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Michael Posner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Carter’s extraordinary life was marked by his commitment to human dignity, and his hospice experience reflected this same principle.
—Stacey Manley, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
Every New Yorker − incarcerated or free − must be afforded the dignity of life.
—Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
The 5-10 New Orleans Saints, already out of playoff contention, are aiming to salvage some dignity in their final games, still reeling from a humiliating 34-0 defeat to the Green Bay Packers—the most lopsided shutout of the 2024 season.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dignity
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In other words, a Barry Jenkins film about nobility, ancestry, and community.Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
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Orlok’s moldy-looking furs suggest Wallachian nobility, which goes with his Vlad the Impaler mustache.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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For retail buyers looking to discover the best-in-the-world quality and expertise that Italian menswear has to offer, Chicago Collective is one of the top buyer’s markets in the U.S. for the ITA to showcase.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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But Aina’s most valuable quality to Forest is his ability to turn defence into attack: on a very basic level, to advance Forest up the pitch.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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External support for Assad, particularly from Russia and Iran, bolstered regime confidence, while brutal crackdowns on early dissent discouraged uprisings within military ranks.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Learning from the Military Pay transparency is part of the culture in the U.S. military, where pay rates are determined by rank and years of service and are publicly accessible online.Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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That’s how many people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher — the world’s biggest religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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In general, brain rot can also refer to surrealist content created to entertain people whose attention spans have presumably withered away thanks to time spent scrolling, or to a state of general onlineness that has rewired one’s mind.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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They are no longer addressed as his or her royal highness.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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In a desperate bid to save her royal highness from the dazed outfielder, Drebin shoots a dart from his cufflinks that strikes a woman in the upper deck, who falls on top of Jackson and prevents him from firing the gun.Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
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“Dignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dignity. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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