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as in innocents
an innocent or gentle person
would like to think that her child is a perfect angel
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as in forerunners
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
looking forward to seeing those red-breasted angels of the spring—robins
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as in donors
one that helps another with gifts or money
over the years the industrialist frequently served as the symphony orchestra's anonymous angel
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Recent Examples of angels
Reeves gives life to John Constantine, a chain-smoking cynic with the ability to perceive the true visage of half-angels and half-demons.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The first six angels named to the runway are Adriana Lima, Alex Consani, Anok Yai, Joan Smalls, Lily Aldridge, and Yumi Nu.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
With its references to holy water and angels, its spiritual elements have also broadened its appeal.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
The round is led by Daman Investments, with other investors including Cartography Capital, Epic Angels, Wahed Ventures, Accelerate Prosperity and several business angels.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Parnes reports that Cox has bucked common political rhetoric again with a call for better angels.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Norway’s princess, Märtha Louise, claims to be a clairvoyant who can communicate with angels.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
And every tabloid has a different tidbit, so the angels could attend vicariously.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The first six angels named to the runway are Adriana Lima, Alex Consani, Anok Yai, Joan Smalls, Lily Aldridge, and Yumi Nu.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
With its references to holy water and angels, its spiritual elements have also broadened its appeal.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
The round is led by Daman Investments, with other investors including Cartography Capital, Epic Angels, Wahed Ventures, Accelerate Prosperity and several business angels.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Parnes reports that Cox has bucked common political rhetoric again with a call for better angels.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Norway’s princess, Märtha Louise, claims to be a clairvoyant who can communicate with angels.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
And every tabloid has a different tidbit, so the angels could attend vicariously.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angels
Noun
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Neither Sadat nor Begin were innocents or doves.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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Today the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards more than 70 scholarships valued at up to $15,000 each with funds augmented by corporate and individual donors.—
Margaret Buranen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Comcast, the current parent company of CNBC, was on a list of top donors to the ballroom.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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About 1,746 people died, along with thousands of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, dogs, and untold birds, antelope, and other wildlife.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The process typically lasts only a few minutes per sheep and is done at least once a year to prevent health complications such as overheating, flystrike, and restricted movement caused by excess wool growth.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Li said Sunday that the parties had brokered a preliminary framework for a trade truce including new provisions regarding China’s export controls and safeguards against the smuggling of fentanyl and its chemical precursors.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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The team’s innovation focuses on Surface Immobilized Electrides, a new type of material made by attaching solvated electron precursors to stable surfaces like diamond and silicon carbide.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Keep an eye on these state elections Could these statewide elections be harbingers of what's to come in the 2026 midterms?—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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These could be harbingers of bigger things to come.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The second-most popular reason, at 28%, was not having a relationship with their benefactors’ advisor.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the arrangement could create an appearance of a conflict of interest, as Anderson’s office has steered public dollars to a business owned by a family who have been his political benefactors.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The family raised turkeys, lambs, geese and chicken.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some will welcome it; there is certainly an argument that the attempts to imitate Guardiola’s style, playing from the back against high-class opponents with a plan to press them into mistakes, led to some coaches leading their teams like lambs to the slaughter.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Angels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angels. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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