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View definitions for upstanding

upstanding

adjective as in honorable

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"Let us be clear, we will not tolerate the portraits of upstanding public servants, and Democratic Unionists, being damaged in our city hall."

From BBC

Are its sugar and caffeine-packed drinks bad for otherwise upstanding youths?

From Slate

Conservative churches may put men at the top of the family hierarchy, but they also tell men they are responsible for supporting their families and being upstanding members of their communities.

From Slate

Yes there was and it failed, thanks to a single upstanding Republican state senator from Omaha, Mike McDonnell, who refused to go along.

Adams kicked off his time as mayor with frequent stops to a Manhattan restaurant run by two convicted felons to dine with such upstanding characters as the now-imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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