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Examples
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We should be magnamimous and accept it as a magnanimous act on the part of Mr de Klerk.
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"How much would he still make after playing the magnamimous with me?"
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"How much would he still make after playing the magnamimous with me?"
Cosmopolis — Complete Paul Bourget 1893
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He was not the only leader; with him commanded warlike Leonteus, son of magnamimous Coronus, the son of Cœneus.
The Iliad of Homer (1873) 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1840
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Ultimately the White House is the winner in all this, as they get to look magnamimous and appoint a new czar without Senate hearings.
Hot Air » Top Picks 2010
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I'm so magnamimous even as Vibe shits on me with their wack ass list that I'll go ahead and do their job for them and create my own Top 50 Rap blogs list.
Dart's Rant Of The Day: The Bullshit © Jeru Tha Damaja Dart Adams 2009
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I don’t think ‘magnamimous’ is the right word, here.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Choosing Lawful Versus Unlawful Music Downloads 2009
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