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in a manner relating to helping or supporting those in need, often through organized aid or funding
- The organization is charitably funded by donations from the community.
- Many hospitals are charitably supported to provide free care to patients.
- Charitably run food banks rely on volunteers and contributions.
- The school was charitably established to help underprivileged children.
- The event was charitably organized to raise money for disaster relief.
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in a forgiving or lenient way, especially when others might judge harshly
- We charitably assume that his harsh words were spoken in frustration.
- Charitably, you might say she was unaware of the consequences.
- Let's charitably believe his mistakes were accidental rather than intentional.
- They charitably interpreted the confusing message as a joke.
- Charitably, we can say he was trying to help, even if his method was flawed.
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