as in noble
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
a magnanimous donation to the town's animal shelter
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Recent Examples of magnanimous
Paula was such a magnanimous and spectacular personality, and so warm and kind.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The big brother was magnanimous, always including Jim in games with his friends.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Spreading the hosting love around is a magnanimous act.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
Finally, Rogers urged an approach to politics that was critical yet charitable, principled yet magnanimous.
—Steven Watts, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The big brother was magnanimous, always including Jim in games with his friends.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Spreading the hosting love around is a magnanimous act.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
Finally, Rogers urged an approach to politics that was critical yet charitable, principled yet magnanimous.
—Steven Watts, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for magnanimous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnanimous
Adjective
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The noble fiber adds a unique shine and color to fabrics, including one made with French linen that uses no chemicals or water, resulting in fabrics with a brown tint.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2025
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But there’s also noble resilience in its depiction of solitude, a strange kind of comfort in its rapturous melancholy and companionship in the voices of the dead.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start before missing time with an injury in December and slowing down a bit since his return.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Free-to-join programs can also offer great benefits.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Their legacy and honorable service to our Nation will forever remain.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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This only further confirmed to me that Justin and Wayfarer are exceedingly honorable and highly ethical.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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But at the very end, America's Democratic majority came home to Carter in a late surge that flooded polling places in party strongholds across the nation and stopped Ford's gallant comeback just short of victory.—
Peter Goldman,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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The Bears had mounted a gallant comeback in the second half against the best team in football and were in a position to tie the score with a field goal or win the game with a touchdown.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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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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Investment piece: Tailoring with sophisticated cuts and sublime fabric, long coat with fur, a bomber jacket, pony leather jacket or boots.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Magnanimous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnanimous. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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