1
as in noble
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate
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2
as in arrogant
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them
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Recent Examples of high-minded
There’s a real tension running throughout between high-minded sci-fi and outright melodrama.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
At Gucci Osteria high-minded fashion and high-minded fare converge at a singular address.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
From the start, then, his work was high-minded and cross-disciplinary.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
The high-minded aims underlying the action have kept things churning, despite the flaws, for more than 230 years.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
At Gucci Osteria high-minded fashion and high-minded fare converge at a singular address.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
From the start, then, his work was high-minded and cross-disciplinary.
—Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
The high-minded aims underlying the action have kept things churning, despite the flaws, for more than 230 years.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for high-minded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-minded
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But as his latest shows, noble principles about the protection of wildlife and animals don’t automatically translate to a good screenplay or a watchable movie.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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For spring 2025, Loro Piana switched its focus from cashmere to linen, crowned as the noble fiber of the season.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
16 Jan. 2025
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Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald return as love interest Virginia Venit and arrogant rival Shooter McGavin, respectively, and the cast includes rookies like Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce and pro wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those include genial second-year resident Dr. King (Taylor Dearden), arrogant intern Santos (Isa Briones), and doe-eyed med students Javadi (Shabana Azeez) and Whittaker (Gerran Howell).—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
9 Jan. 2025
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Every great city prides its ability to rebound after ruin.—
Shawn Hubler,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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But what makes the coffee shop experience important to us as individuals and a society is something greater than the sum of its parts.—
David G. Allan,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, a live wire broke free from a 100-year-old transmission tower in high winds and sparked the Camp fire, which killed scores of people and destroyed the town of Paradise in Northern California.—
Ivan Penn,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Dominant as the changeup is, Kahnle’s reliance on getting hitters to chase the pitch may be part of the reason his walk rates of 10.6 percent and 11.5 percent have been higher than average in each of the past two seasons.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Mark pulled his sister Devon (Jen Tullock) aside at a party for his pretentious brother-in-law Ricken (Michael Chernus).—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Brühl co-starred as pretentious director Eric Bouchard, with Aya Cash as producer Anita and Billy Magnussen and Richard E. Grant as actors Adam Randolph and Peter Fairchild.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
3 Jan. 2025
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Booker previously served in the United States Army but was removed from the military with a less than honorable discharge after going AWOL in 2017, Fox 2 Detroit reported, citing court documents.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Captain Dellinger of the US Army is an honorable man who only seeks the truth, and whose writing is filled with hope for a better future.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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At the event in Halle, Musk also spoke to a feverish crowd in grandiose terms about immigration, pride at being German and the upcoming election.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Moretti’s unlikely foil comes in the form of Ariel, who, compared to the grandiose pop singer, is quiet and attentive, always studying the room.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Or when her sublime second LP Prioritise Pleasure narrowly missed out on the Official U.K. Charts’ top 10 in 2021, landing at No. 11.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Buckley was a sublime artist, and his death was a tragedy, on a human level and for rock culture.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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“High-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-minded. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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