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Recent Examples of generosity Stories offer a generosity of space—temporal, emotional, political—that real-time clinical work does not. Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025 Thank you for your generosity in sharing your mom with us. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 5 June 2025 Such a life of snippets from childhood to young adulthood shows the initial foundation of a journey driven by great wine and fantastic food, shared in an atmosphere of generosity and wonderment. Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 His integrity and generosity of spirit touched everyone who had the privilege to work with him. Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for generosity
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Noun
  • And if philanthropy is part of your legacy plan, don’t wait until death to give.
    Jamie Farmer, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • By diversifying his philanthropy across healthcare, science, art, and education, Conte demonstrates a comprehensive approach to giving that addresses both immediate needs and long-term challenges.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Indeed, the designer’s intentions are based on high ideals — kindness, tolerance and humility among them — even if his methods can sometime shock.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
  • Coach Wall was a remarkable individual whose kindness and genuine spirit touched all who knew him.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Mackenzie had earned a reputation for piety, patriotism, lack of humor and liberality with the lash.
    Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • All the states Lauck writes about benefited from the liberality of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
    Phil Christman, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2023

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“Generosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generosity. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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