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as in charitable
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
a civic leader who is very generous with his money and time
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as in plentiful
being more than enough without being excessive
mashed potatoes with a generous serving of butter
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Recent Examples of generous
Trump has been generous in offering pardons, granting more since returning to the White House in January than most presidents recorded over the entirety of their terms.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Best of all, they can be customized with a generous variety of monograms.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Rosa Maria Moreno, the foundation's board vice president, was a friend and coworker of Brewer for over 20 years, seeing her generous and unwavering efforts first-hand.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
In the most generous sense, that is what Palantir’s data analytics tools do: Allow users — mostly military and government agencies, but also private-sector companies — to better visualize large datasets.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Best of all, they can be customized with a generous variety of monograms.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Rosa Maria Moreno, the foundation's board vice president, was a friend and coworker of Brewer for over 20 years, seeing her generous and unwavering efforts first-hand.
—Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2025
In the most generous sense, that is what Palantir’s data analytics tools do: Allow users — mostly military and government agencies, but also private-sector companies — to better visualize large datasets.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generous
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2025
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The investigation went public in July after federal prosecutors empaneled a grand jury and issued subpoenas to several nonprofits and the Department of Economic and Community Development, the principal state conduit for delivering taxpayer money to charitable organizations.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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Activities are plentiful here including a stunning golf course.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Hotels and condominium resorts are plentiful in Puerto Peñasco's tourist areas such as Sandy Beach, Playa Bonita and Playa Hermosa.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Since taking office in a snap election in June, the liberal Lee has taken steps to lower tensions with the nuclear-armed North, and the issue is one where he is expected to find common ground with Trump, who still boasts of his historic summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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In doing so, the governor cited a state Supreme Court decision from last month, in which the court's liberal majority limited the ability of the Legislature's powerful Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules to block regulations issued by the executive branch.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The bear was relocated to a safe, wooded area with ample food and water after no lacerations or additional injuries were noted, the DNR said.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Grow in Zones 3-10, and give them ample sunlight, an inch of water each week, and loose, well-draining soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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CEOs take on all sorts of personas, from the benevolent leader to the cutthroat business executive.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 Aug. 2025
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Its land is farmed communally, and its lord, Master Kent (Harry Melling), is a benevolent soul who prefers coaxing and rewarding to ordering and punishing.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Generous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generous. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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