the high road
noun
1
chiefly US
: a morally proper way of doing something
Several local news programs reported the rumor, but the city newspaper took the high road and waited to see if anyone could confirm the story.
2
: an easy way to do something
The book claims to teach the high road to financial success.
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Business leaders are advised to take the high road if they are called out by Trump and not use the same kind of inflammatory rhetoric he has been known to level against opponents.
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Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Take the high road, tout the truth and make the changes necessary to reach your goal.
—Eugenia Last, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
Continue to take the high road to protect yourself and your direct reports from being manipulated into following their negative behaviors.
—Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Will Porsha take the high road to find peace through the turmoil?
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Take the high road, tout the truth and make the changes necessary to reach your goal.
—Eugenia Last, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
Continue to take the high road to protect yourself and your direct reports from being manipulated into following their negative behaviors.
—Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Will Porsha take the high road to find peace through the turmoil?
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the high road
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“The high road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20high%20road. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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