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as in charitable
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
a civic leader who is very generous with his money and time
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as in plentiful
being more than enough without being excessive
mashed potatoes with a generous serving of butter
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Recent Examples of generous
The property encompasses a generous 10,000 square feet of land.
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
However, his view changed after Southwest started selling tickets through third-party websites, like Kayak or Google Flights, which showed customers were choosing price regardless of how generous Southwest’s policies were.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
City officials said fees are going up so steeply because of generous pay raises won by nearly all city employees in 2023.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Long-time customers who favored Southwest for its generous baggage policies may reconsider their loyalty.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
However, his view changed after Southwest started selling tickets through third-party websites, like Kayak or Google Flights, which showed customers were choosing price regardless of how generous Southwest’s policies were.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
City officials said fees are going up so steeply because of generous pay raises won by nearly all city employees in 2023.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Long-time customers who favored Southwest for its generous baggage policies may reconsider their loyalty.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generous
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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By the late 1960s, Cindy Pritzker was a visible figure in Chicago’s charitable community, including co-chairing the annual Crystal Ball, a fundraising event that raised money for Michael Reese Hospital’s Medical Research Institute.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Outdoor activities are plentiful, from the numerous hiking trails to the Contoocook River, which offers boating, fishing, kayaking, and paddleboarding.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
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For example, cheap labor and service means women in major cities can outsource domestic tasks to workers who migrate into the cities, supplementing that free and plentiful childcare.—
Rocio Wu,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Teenagers in our study who disapproved of Trump were more likely to be female and Latino, Black or Asian, to have politically liberal parents, and to have parents or grandparents who were immigrants.—
Laura Wray-Lake,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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Asheville, where the forum was held, is liberal, but the district overall is so Republican that the national Democratic Party did little to help impressive nominees in the last three elections.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
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The sturdy steel construction and ample 710 square inches of cooking area come at a budget price.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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Driving the 2025 Mercedes-Benz G550 The 2025 G550’s ample output shines just about everywhere, including having serious passing power on the highway.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The benevolent master of ceremonies left a care kit beneath each audience member's seat for the nearly four-hour show.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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In Thai Buddhist lore, these trees, thousands of which spike Koh Samui, are home to benevolent spirits, says political scientist Pavin Chachavalpongpun, from the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Japan’s Kyoto University.—
Ronan O'Connell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Generous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generous. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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