magnanimity

noun

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the quality of displaying kind or generous treatment toward others especially when they are undeserving of it I can't believe she had the magnanimity to forgive that drunk driver who wrecked her car.

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Recent Examples of magnanimity But Beijing’s magnanimity isn’t going to transform the continent’s economy. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 1 May 2026 Its peril lies in global fragmentation, weakened alliances, and a China that pockets newfound influence without offering openness or magnanimity in return. — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026 For Liu to resuscitate figure skating as a mature, 20-year-old woman with magnanimity for her competitors is a remarkable feat—a single athlete transforming her sport in a single performance. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 23 Feb. 2026 In addition to Kopitar’s complete game, another likely Hall of Fame center, John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said Kopitar’s intangibles, grace and magnanimity were also distinctive traits. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for magnanimity
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  • But a wiser course might be to emphasize a kind of counter-nostalgia, reclaiming a mythic past for the forces of tolerance and democratic generosity.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Perhaps subsequent history shows that his generosity of spirit was misplaced.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
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