as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
magnanimously decided to forgive her former classmates, who had treated her so badly
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Recent Examples of magnanimously
My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.
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Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
Mamdani magnanimously noted the president’s high support in 2024 for a Republican in New York.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
Mamdani magnanimously noted the president’s high support in 2024 for a Republican in New York.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnanimously
Adverb
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She was honorably discharged from the Army in 2014, then obtained her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from John Jay College in New York in 2017, records show.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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As a result, thousands of veterans who honorably served our nation still struggle to access even basic preventative care or care programs offered through the federal VA.—
Rep. Jaime Foster,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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But two stepsisters are a chorus, a camp against which she is heroically positioned.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the memoir, Donovan confronts the origins of his mental health issues, talks about growing up poor in a 900-square-foot home managed heroically by his single mother, Donna, and how even his greatest successes on the field left him unfulfilled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Magnanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnanimously. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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