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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Recent Examples of magnanimously
Mamdani magnanimously noted the president’s high support in 2024 for a Republican in New York.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magnanimously
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Buzzell served eight months in Iraq and Kuwait before being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2009.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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House Bill 1037 would waive the fee for a fishing license for active-duty military members and for military veterans who were honorably discharged.—
Bart Pfankuch,
South Dakota News Watch,
12 Jan. 2026
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Kendricks heroically broke up a fourth-down pass to seal the 49ers’ wild-card win in his first 49ers’ start, making his encore even more enticing, whether his weak-side wingman is again Garret Wallow or regular-season starter Dee Winters.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2026
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That’s especially if Niners star LB Fred Warner heroically returns from injury.—
Greg Cote
January 15,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Magnanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magnanimously. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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