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Recent Examples of openhanded After the Democrat prominently backed Vice President Kamala Harris for president during the campaign, Polis has adopted a more openhanded posture toward the incoming Republican administration. Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025 The price tag for the expansion is $450 million, more than $200 million of which comes from the estate of David Rockefeller, MoMA’s most openhanded donor, who died in 2017 at age 101. Terry Teachout, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2019
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Adjective
  • My mother-in-law is a very generous lady.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Newquist was driven by her Christian faith and generous attitude, Davis said.
    Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Federal investigation reveals wide criminal net Browse the website of Chen’s Prince Group, and the company’s public image is one of charitable endeavors, business accolades and awards for corporate social responsibility initiatives, large donations to anti-Covid efforts, and education programs.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Openhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/openhanded. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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