as in generosity
the quality of displaying kind or generous treatment toward others especially when they are undeserving of it
I can't believe she had the magnanimity to forgive that drunk driver who wrecked her car.
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Recent Examples of magnanimity
But the federal government’s magnanimity did not end there.
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Keri Blakinger,
ProPublica,
18 Feb. 2026
Its peril lies in global fragmentation, weakened alliances, and a China that pockets newfound influence without offering openness or magnanimity in return.
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Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
There’s a moving moment of magnanimity, which won’t be given away here, that proves the underlying dignity of a people broken by an authoritarian state.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
Burnett expected her team to match her mood of upbeat magnanimity.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnanimity
Keri Blakinger,
ProPublica,
18 Feb. 2026
Its peril lies in global fragmentation, weakened alliances, and a China that pockets newfound influence without offering openness or magnanimity in return.
—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
There’s a moving moment of magnanimity, which won’t be given away here, that proves the underlying dignity of a people broken by an authoritarian state.
—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
Burnett expected her team to match her mood of upbeat magnanimity.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magnanimity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnanimity
generosity
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But a wiser course might be to emphasize a kind of counter-nostalgia, reclaiming a mythic past for the forces of tolerance and democratic generosity.
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Perhaps subsequent history shows that his generosity of spirit was misplaced.
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“Magnanimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnanimity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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