as in noble
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
a magnanimous donation to the town's animal shelter
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Recent Examples of magnanimous
Can Israel now rise to the wisdom of being magnanimous in victory?
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Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
But Jones, 56, was game — and refreshingly magnanimous about Shapiro’s success.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Pep Guardiola, the City manager, was magnanimous in admitting his side rode their luck during the early stages.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
These actions and many others put the lie to any notion that California’s big, private utilities are the least bit generous or magnanimous.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
But Jones, 56, was game — and refreshingly magnanimous about Shapiro’s success.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
Pep Guardiola, the City manager, was magnanimous in admitting his side rode their luck during the early stages.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
These actions and many others put the lie to any notion that California’s big, private utilities are the least bit generous or magnanimous.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for magnanimous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnanimous
Adjective
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But even if Van Hollen’s motivation for going to El Salvador was less than noble, the truth is there are things more important than the political fight of the day.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Apr. 2025
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The coat of arms above serves as the door for the ‘most noble, most loyal, most valiant and always loyal’.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is a great UFC Fight Night that will not disappoint; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Cancer, a disease that doesn’t discriminate and spares no one from its reach, has long been one of humanity’s greatest adversaries.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Court documents show Blankenship has been employed by the city since 2006 following his honorable discharge from the Coast Guard.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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White Painted Woman was a model of heroism and honorable womanhood: When evil monsters were hunting the Apache people, the White Painted Woman gave birth to a son who would destroy the creatures to help make Earth inhabitable for humanity.—
Alejandra Rubio,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With their flood of light and color, Yi Ming’s paintings have sold for high prices at charity auctions and have brought the artists invitations to design work for events both in China and abroad.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The highest levels of these chemicals were found near the children’s beds.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For nearly a century after the Civil War, terroristic lynchings of Black men in the South were frequently justified as gallant acts by white men to protect their wives and daughters.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Apr. 2025
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An elaborate ideology confers legitimacy upon the Kim family: according to the country’s founding myth, Kim Il Sung led a gallant band of guerilla fighters in the bitter winds of Manchuria to defeat the Japanese, liberate the Korean people, and establish the North Korean state.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Oct. 2010
Adjective
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In a sublime moment of selflessness, the two great leaders nobly transcended their differences and chose the path of peace and reconciliation.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not just the moments of sublime beauty, time with my thoughts, and endless conversation, but also the difficulty, the chaos, the opportunity to peel back yet another layer of my humanness and examine what lay beneath.—
Shawnté Salabert,
Outside Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Magnanimous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnanimous. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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