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Discover LudwigThe phrase "moral equivalent" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is seen as being of equal or comparable importance or significance in terms of morality. Example: "Many people see recycling as the moral equivalent of actively reducing their carbon footprint." In this sentence, the speaker is suggesting that recycling and reducing carbon footprint are seen as equally important moral actions.
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Louis B. Mayer was a greedhead, but he is not the moral equivalent of Vidkun Quisling".
"I hope it's on a different level, and there's no moral equivalent!" Giuliani shot back, laughing.
It is our moral equivalent of the speed of light, the one fixed absolute.
The effort, Mr. Carter argues, was the "moral equivalent of war".
Well, it looks as if Japan has found the moral equivalent of space aliens.
"Frankly, I think people who dodge the tax system are the moral equivalent of benefit cheats.
Carter called "the moral equivalent of war", but the practical political equivalent of prudence.
Their argument is the moral equivalent of private hospitals campaigning against the existence of the NHS.
The movie's protracted scenes of captivity, terror, torture, and murder are the moral equivalent of pornography.
The meticulous dramatization of events intended to shock strikes me as the moral equivalent of pornography.
The United States had no big rival in the moral equivalent to war.
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