as in honorably
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
high-mindedly gave his colleagues all the credit for the successful completion of the project
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After nearly four years of service, Wade was honorably discharged in 1987 under an early transfer program that was part of a military reduction in force enacted that year.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026 -
These fine people served their country honorably.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hero principal takes down gunman at Oklahoma high schoolSurveillance video shows the moment the principal at an Oklahoma high school heroically takes down a gunman who had entered the school.—
Nic Uff,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Once in a rare while, a person who was once heroically famous is demoted to infamous, and his statues disappear.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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This greatly increases the surface area available for electrochemical reactions and enables faster charging and discharging while maintaining high power density in an extremely small footprint.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Navy Pier, where access has been greatly improved, could serve as a helpful model here for the attractions to its south.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“High-mindedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-mindedly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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