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Adverb
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Obama’s stone exterior has academics and architecture critics in mind; it’s loftily designed to resemble four hands coming together and comes with such other un-Trump-like attributes as a wetland walk and sustainable garden.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Rush had been in the Navy but was honorably discharged in 2015, the affidavit says.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.—
Georgia Casey,
Allure,
6 Feb. 2026
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For decades, contestants gallantly progressed through one category at a time.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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This was stridently done under the banner of the AI being helpful to the mid-sized company and gallantly performing its solemn duty.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Venerably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerably. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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