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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
Put a generous amount on before bed for maximum lip hydration.
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Clint Davis, People.com, 11 July 2025
The Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) program provides the most generous support—as much as $8,000 for a new electric heat pump—but is limited to households with incomes below 150% of the local median household income.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
And the city owes another $5.5 million to cover what the pension system estimates more generous pensions for these officers will ultimately cost.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The weekend changes to the bill were blasted by renewables trade groups, who had been pushing lawmakers for a more generous tax credit phaseout timeline for wind and solar projects.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
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Clint Davis, People.com, 11 July 2025
The Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) program provides the most generous support—as much as $8,000 for a new electric heat pump—but is limited to households with incomes below 150% of the local median household income.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
And the city owes another $5.5 million to cover what the pension system estimates more generous pensions for these officers will ultimately cost.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The weekend changes to the bill were blasted by renewables trade groups, who had been pushing lawmakers for a more generous tax credit phaseout timeline for wind and solar projects.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generous
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There are strategies to optimize your RMDs, including taking your RMD as a qualified charitable distribution, which would reduce taxable income.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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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.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Florida health officials announced on July 11 that four people had died and at least seven others were made sick due to Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but deadly flesh-eating bacteria that seems to be plentiful in Florida's warm climate.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 July 2025
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Giddy gratification and gory glimpses of the ocean predators are plentiful this year, as is some frightening and fascinating footage of the summer season’s seminal scallywag.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
20 July 2025
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With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order from U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs and calling into question the broader plan.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In 2023, the court flipped to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years with the election of Justice Janet Protasiewicz.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Cedar ceilings top off just about every room, and a cedar roof deck offers ample outdoor space atop the home.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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With an appreciation that there still are ample challenges ahead, even if the Celtics, Pacers and Bucks might not match their recent best.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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Good starters are made up of the unique mix of benevolent dictator (someone has got to keep things moving), a maestro (there are a million different things at play; the starter gets them all to hopefully harmonize) and friend.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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The act was sealed in a pronouncement by Princess Isabel, who became a President Lincoln-like figure in Brazil, known to many as the benevolent white liberator of the enslaved.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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“Generous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generous. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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