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as in noble
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
high-minded efforts to improve the lives of people who are less fortunate
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as in arrogant
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them
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Recent Examples of high-minded
The markets were launched with high-minded ambitions of using the wisdom of the crowd to forecast future events, and help business leaders and politicians make better decisions.
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22 May 2026
Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Hepburn was enamored with the high-minded Ferrer, though some saw him as a puppet master and opportunist.
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Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
Or a group of high-minded, dutiful, quite-conscientious California voters?
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.
—
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Hepburn was enamored with the high-minded Ferrer, though some saw him as a puppet master and opportunist.
—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
Or a group of high-minded, dutiful, quite-conscientious California voters?
—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for high-minded
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Baelor Targaryen Baelor Targaryen (Bertie Carvel) — often called Baelor Breakspear — is a noble and widely respected Targaryen prince known for his honor, leadership and skill in battle.
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Unknown is whether the current Flora Macdonald Johnston is descended from her ferociously patriotic namesake – pictured above is the 1749 Allan Ramsay portrait of the noble Scotswoman that hangs in Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum.
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The passage is incoherent, yet, in conflating progressive reform with arrogant blind faith, it is perfectly suited to Vance’s cynical conservatism.
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To no one’s surprise, Bonnie is immediately transfixed by her Lilypad (voiced by Greta Lee, whose arrogant smarm effectively threads the needle between Maya Hawke’s Anxiety and Regina George’s everything else).
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Sneakers are always calling my name (a great travel companion).
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Having spent more than 30 years in the makeup industry, founder and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool knows great makeup starts long before foundation enters the picture.
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Not to sound pretentious, but Elwood Dowd is sort of like a Christlike figure.
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Set the scene Sexy without being pretentious and bold without the brashness, Il Sereno is a lesson in artful restraint.
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Beren has achived high ratings from customers since moving into a stylish dining room that was formerly a vegetarian fine-dining restaurant.
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When nutrient levels are high, feasting algae can quickly reproduce.
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Twenty-six years later, Kaufman was tapped to score indie developer Yacht Club Games’s Mina the Hollower, a throwback to the look and feel of 8-bit GBC games but with the type of colossal world, grandiose story, and elaborate gameplay typically reserved to the Soulsborne games.
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Waning enthusiasm for SpaceX’s stock this week could serve as a reality check for those buying into Musk’s grandiose visions.
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And Florida passed only because one player made the honorable decision.
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Granger's intentions are honorable, and O'Donnell sparks his performance with life, making his tragic end that much more gutting.
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Among them a City boy wearing three Fit-Bit-type devices, two beautiful Middle Eastern sisters, an outrageously pompous elderly American (sorry; eavesdropping), and several Imelda Marcos lookalikes, tottering out of the treatment rooms with, somehow, their elaborate hairstyles still intact.
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The usually pompous Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9th had to be pared down for fear of Ukrainian drones.
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“High-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-minded. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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