1
as in to consecrate
to make holy through prayers or ritual
the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites
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2
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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3
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
blessed with a knack for glib conversation
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Recent Examples of bless
For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Mallorca, Spain Why: This Balearic Island is blessed with over 300 days of anual sunshine and some of the planet’s most jaw-droppingly gorgeous coastal roads.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
Their prayers were answered and they were blessed with a boy child, or in the case of Rachel with two sons.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
The pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the world, to the entire world, that Easter morning.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Mallorca, Spain Why: This Balearic Island is blessed with over 300 days of anual sunshine and some of the planet’s most jaw-droppingly gorgeous coastal roads.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 13 May 2025
Their prayers were answered and they were blessed with a boy child, or in the case of Rachel with two sons.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
The pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the world, to the entire world, that Easter morning.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bless
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He was ordained a priest days before his 33rd birthday and was consecrated as an auxiliary bishop of his hometown of Buenos Aires in 1992.—
Christine Rousselle,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Later that evening, Rocky himself made an appearance, effectively consecrating his own corner of the fair and Design.Space as a whole.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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By the early 2000s, they were already established icons, celebrated by Caribbean and diasporic audiences worldwide.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The pair stepped out to a dinner celebrating the opening of the Orizzonti/Rosso exhibition, staged by the Fondazione Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti, at Palazzo Barberini.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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In an Instagram Story post shared by Kardashian on Thursday, May 22, the grad showed off a pink cake gifted to her by Disick, 41.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Gilgeous-Alexander gifted them prior to the ceremony.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Unlike industry legacy methods where people and technologies are stretched over the entire process, Rocket has broken down the workflow into distinct stages and has dedicated people and technologies at each step.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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The Long Beach port was dedicated in 1911, and like Southern California itself, went like gangbusters.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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While some prominent Jews have praised Trump’s Harvard crackdown, many others say the administration’s actions appear more focused on damaging higher education than addressing the concerns of Jewish students.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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While many praised the video’s message and Rylie’s insightful approach, others criticized the mom for not sharing her specific experiences with her daughter.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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According to the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, one of the unalienable rights we are endowed with is the right to life.—
Moti Mizrahi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Director David Cromer, whose sensibility gravitates between stark and dark, endows the staging with macabre elegance.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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G‑d’s purpose in creating the world was that all of creation be sanctified, imbuing it with holiness and spirituality.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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His magnetic, restrained performance gives flesh to this mythical character, without ever sanctifying him.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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So, this rom-com isn’t likely to crack the AFI Top 100, but John Tucker Must Die commands hallowed ground in the revenge-movie canon.—
Lauren Sanchez,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2024
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But long before stars like Hamilton, one name was hallowed: Ayrton Senna.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Bless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bless. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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