as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
magnanimously decided to forgive her former classmates, who had treated her so badly
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Adverb
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Most garages and mechanics do their jobs honorably.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
He was then honorably discharged, with countless salutations and medals for his heroism.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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When gunfire shattered a routine Mass marking the first week of class at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, middle school students were among those who acted heroically, according to an emergency official, a principal and a parent whose children attend the school.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Magnanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnanimously. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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