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eleemosynary

adjective as in generous

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A moment of levity came as Justice Mechan decided they would strike the convoluted word "eleemosynary" - used here as legalese for charitable - from the instructions.

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It’s fair to presume that one purpose of all this eleemosynary activity is to obscure the less uplifting ways that the rich deploy their wealth.

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Still, the eleemosynary impulse is alive and well — not just surviving but booming despite the pandemic and polarization.

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The 10-year-old went on to win the title after correctly spelling the word "eleemosynary" meaning charitable.

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The truth is, Mr. Trump’s exaggerated eleemosynary claims match his long history of embroideries, overstatements and wildly inflated assertions of prowess in other endeavors.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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