1
as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
we were staying at the Plaza Hotel in New York and living rather grandly
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2
as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
had grandly offered to pay the entire cost of the Christmas party at the children's hospital
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The crypto industry writ large ended up as the largest source of political donations during the 2024 presidential election campaign.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
3 Mar. 2025 -
And that's what law enforcement does and the first responder community writ large does every single day.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Your brain literally rewards generosity more richly than self-indulgence. 6.—
Jessica Weiss,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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Over her career, Alvarez has developed a richly personal language that the impressive agglomeration of her work connects and reveals.—
Elly Fishman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Tkachuk was hit high after colliding with Penguins defenceman Ryan Graves near the end of the regular season.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The stress runs especially high here in Illinois, the United States’ No. 1 soybean-producing state.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
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“Grandly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandly. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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