as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
high-mindedly gave his colleagues all the credit for the successful completion of the project
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The veteran went back to his life in the Air Force and completed his service on a military base in Wyoming before being honorably discharged in 2019.—
Celia Fernandez
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025 -
She was honorably discharged in December 1946, per The National WWII Museum.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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On the third day, Borges heroically approached one of the kidnappers and tore off her mask before jumping out of a second-story window and escaping.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Paul Greengrass, The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver, Kevein McKay (McConaughey), and a dedicated teacher, Mary Ludwig (Ferrera), who heroically rescued 22 children from a deadly California wildfire.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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While fans on the West Coast weren’t greatly put out by the overstuffed epic, many viewers in the Eastern time zone had retired to the rack well before Freddie Freeman launched the walk-off homer that closed out the game.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Originally set to be a romantic comedy with a modest budget of $2 million, Coppola's vision for the movie greatly expanded during the production, which led to skyrocketing costs.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“High-mindedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-mindedly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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