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Recent Examples of liberality 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 Despite their relative openness, however, and as Mchangama readily concedes, neither the Greeks nor the Romans understood such liberality to be all-encompassing. Graham Hillard, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 But when her loyal steward (John Rothman) finally convinces her that all this liberality has left her broke, and her creditors’ minions come calling with bills, her world and her illusions collapse. Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberality
Noun
  • There’s such generosity in the book.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In an inspiring act of kindness and generosity, tournament angler Tripp Berlinsky turned the biggest win of his college fishing career into an opportunity to give back.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier, Combs wept as his defense lawyers played a video in court portraying his family life, career and philanthropy.
    Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Women who are leaders at companies and organizations (including philanthropies) with at least $25 million in annual revenue in at least one of the past three years, or an enterprise value of $100 million for private companies and $250 million for public companies can submit a nomination.
    CNBC.com staff, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Liberality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberality. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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