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Word/term/saying that encapsulates the notion of something being ethically convenient
Lately I've encountered a few situations in discussions where I feel like there may be a word that is either more succinct and/or perhaps more wry than just 'ethically convenient'.
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Word for final act of kindness before dying [closed]
Is there a word or saying for a final act of kindness, a final change of heart when you know you're about to die? Say, a fatally wounded soldier giving water to an enemy in the same situation. There ...
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What's another way to say "it's been said time and time again"?
I often find myself at a shortage of words to properly describe my thoughts. Usually, I just use the "Define" function on Google. However, Google can't provide synonyms for for idioms/...
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Idiom/word/saying request: Accepting a situation out of desperation
How can I say for example:
Individual retailers run out of business when a big fish came to town. So they had accepted that they cannot compete and closed their stores.
In the novel To Kill A ...
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