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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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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Part of its role was to rehabilitate drug addicts using a naval regimen—a noble yet undignified service for a generation-defining yacht.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2025
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But, then, in a great and noble second act, the former president travels the world spreading goodness, peace and light while helping build safe and affordable housing for the needy and fighting the twin scourges of poverty and disease.—
Mark Barabak,
The Mercury News,
1 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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Finance chief Amy Hood said in October that revenue growth from Microsoft’s Azure cloud will speed up in the first half of this year because of greater AI infrastructure capacity.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
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Foul drawers: Arizona State does a great job of drawing fouls, ranking No. 76 in free-throw rate (76.9).—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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His output was also defined by his personal celebrity—a folksy, chain-smoking former Eagle Scout who produced art of high complexity while also rhapsodizing about the simple pleasures of eating a doughnut with a cup of coffee.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Based on their latest earnings, Walmart is winning with higher income shoppers.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
17 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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Over-indexing on strategy may lead to grandiose ambitions that wilt without the tactical discipline, metrics, and incentives that drive performance.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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And then there is Trump himself, who has grandiose ideas of his own, such as taking back control of the Panama Canal, levying tariffs on Mexico and Canada, purchasing Greenland, and getting countries in the region to accept U.S. deportees whose home countries have repeatedly refused to take them.—
Michael Wilner,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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Isak’s silkiness is sublime, and check out his composure and clinical finish for his second goal against Wolves, above.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The result is sublime, like bar-band music heard in someone’s coolest dream.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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“High-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-minded. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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