magnanimity
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Thomas Aquinas named it magnanimity, the stretching of the soul toward great things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Out of magnanimity, I’ll liken this trifle to a Rothko.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
He dealt with the disappointment with magnanimity and played on.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
In his ambition, Anderson advocates for movement and magnanimity over sitting and spewing, hooking his audience until the journey’s thrilling end, suggesting that the story’s conclusion might just be a brand new start.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025
Smith’s protectiveness had given way to confident magnanimity.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
In me divine magnanimities are spontaneous and instantaneous—catch them while you can.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Struggle with new magnanimities as she would, jealousy was native to Kitty, and jealousy has sharp eyes.
From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
So all's past, and I am safe: A pox on these fighting masters of mine, to bring me into this danger, with their valours and magnanimities.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by John Dryden
It but struck a still loftier chord in the bosom of the son, and filled him with infinite magnanimities.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
"The new order won't be brought about by idle optimism any more than by prayers, or politics, or private magnanimities."
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins
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The Declaration of Independence
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