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
Something tells me Greg-Gary will be … less magnanimous about the whole thing.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
That may sound more magnanimous than Dillingham has been this season, and his coaches and teammates love that about him.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Can Israel now rise to the wisdom of being magnanimous in victory?
—Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
But Jones, 56, was game — and refreshingly magnanimous about Shapiro’s success.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
That may sound more magnanimous than Dillingham has been this season, and his coaches and teammates love that about him.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Can Israel now rise to the wisdom of being magnanimous in victory?
—Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
But Jones, 56, was game — and refreshingly magnanimous about Shapiro’s success.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnanimous
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Which one of her books was turned into a 1995 film directed by Ang Lee, from a script written by Emma Thompson? 2 of 5 What is the name of the series that adapts Julia Quinn’s Regency-era romance novels about eight siblings in a noble family and their adventures in London’s high-society world?—
J. D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Follows Anton Abildgaard, a noble cavalry officer hoping to complete his military training with distinction.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Lima Beans 126 mg per cooked cup, or 30% DV In addition to providing magnesium, beans and lentils like lima beans are a great source of fiber and the B vitamin folate.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
20 May 2025
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Personal Collections Display cabinets are a great spot to showcase a personal collection.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2025
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After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, Quang enjoyed a successful pharmaceutical sales stint as a top producer for Astra/Merck and then Genentech.—
Quang X. Pham,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Instead, most of Bernadette’s assumptions — that working the border is an honorable act, or that a federal position will imbue her with more authority, or that all Native people will have the same opinions and the same goals — are upended over the course of the season.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Non-Maintainable Systems Lack of clean code structure, high entropy in the codebase, absence of modularity, dependency chaos, difficult debugging and lack of documentation can occur when applying vibe coding without a core engineering mindset.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The prison drama — set to start principal photography in Ireland later this year — explores the ideas of guilt, the death penalty, and redemption, all through the lens of food of the highest order, and the world’s most infamous meal: the Ortolan.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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Luckily, her gallant Eddington co-stars Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal were there to protect her from the crazed abeille.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Marvel’s Thunderbolts* brings together a huge ensemble cast for a less gallant take on the MCU.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Those sublime setups extended his point streak to four games.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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Delving deep into sublime absurdity, Elster transmuted Bowie into a broad range of peculiar characters.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Magnanimous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnanimous. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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