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as in meekness
the absence of any feelings of being better than others
his natural modesty makes him reluctant to run for public office
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as in purity
the quality or state of being morally pure
in this day and age, that's very becoming modesty in a teenager
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Recent Examples of modesty
Inspiration for spring 2025: The designer’s travel to Japan and the country’s philosophy of minimalism, restraint and balanced modesty, which does not simplify but rather emphasizes the sense of style.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Strategic ribbons were also added to preserve the modesty of the figures.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
The justifiable ambition of Biden’s domestic agenda needs to be matched with judicious modesty in his foreign policy.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2021
Petridis also served as ghostwriter on that 2019 publication, titled without false modesty, Me.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Strategic ribbons were also added to preserve the modesty of the figures.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
The justifiable ambition of Biden’s domestic agenda needs to be matched with judicious modesty in his foreign policy.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2021
Petridis also served as ghostwriter on that 2019 publication, titled without false modesty, Me.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modesty
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Most disconcerting is the meekness of Washington’s supposedly stalwart European allies.Raphael Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2014
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But to see Bass as a kumbaya leader — or to mistake her softness for meekness — is to fundamentally misunderstand her.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
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Branding became essential to the differentiation that would earn the easy recognition and loyalty of customers, though labels about the purity of contents or lack thereof didn’t matter in this former landscape.Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Many companies state that their products are 99% pure, but an independent investigation of three companies’ products from August 2023 to March 2024 found that the purity of the products were far less than promised.C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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This leads to a heartfelt exploration of ego, humility, and legacy.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Directed by Kim Chang-ju, the film is a comedy about a Korean archery champion who has to learn some humility when a plane crash lands him in the South American jungle and puts him among tribesmen with better bow and arrow skills.Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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The verdict came as a disappointment to Woodland, who maintains his innocence and had hoped for leniency.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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And last week, Baca filed a motion request a finding of factual innocence, a move that could ease the path to financial compensation for the decades Duran spent behind bars.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Modesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modesty. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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