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as in prayer
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor
that rabbi always ends the service with a short blessing
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as in benefit
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
winning the lottery shortly after being laid off was an unexpected blessing
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as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
Mr. Roberts promptly gave his blessing to his daughter's choice of husband
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as in consecration
the act of making something holy through religious ritual
traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers
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as in consecrating
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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as in celebrating
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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as in gifting
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 blessing
Ellise Shafer, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Each year, after 12 months of 30 days, comes 5 or 6 days of Pagume, which is often considered a time for forgiveness and blessing.
—Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The star is blessing Swifties with a movie to accompany her new album.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Powell revealed at New York Comic Con (via People) that Wright offered him the lead role of Ben Richards on the condition that King gave him his blessing.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Each year, after 12 months of 30 days, comes 5 or 6 days of Pagume, which is often considered a time for forgiveness and blessing.
—Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Steven, in addition to giving us Ashur, the gods will be blessing us with the return of Lucy Lawless as Lucretia.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The star is blessing Swifties with a movie to accompany her new album.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessing
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The sight of the first joint prayer shared by the King and Pope signals the deepening of bonds between Catholics and Anglicans – a theme of the whistlestop visit.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bailey and his wife are leaning on their faith, family and the prayers of others, the campaign said.—
Kate Reilly,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Food banks, pantries brace for impact Charitable organizations and the federal food benefits program are part of the safety net working to catch vulnerable families struggling to make ends meet and living paycheck to paycheck.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Its success inspired a wave of canal building in other states, although the economic benefit of these other canals is dubious in retrospect.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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The president and his party have faced three corruption scandals this year, while Argentina’s slowing economy and frustration with high unemployment rates helped push Milei’s approval to the lowest level of his term ahead of the vote.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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How much money is up for approval?—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The setting is the church’s 250th re-consecration.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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The issue came to a head just before the conclave that elected Leo pope this month, when the Chinese church proceeded with the preliminary election of two bishops, a step that comes before official consecration.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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In one video shared by Dodgers Nation on X, Tanaka can be seen celebrating with Ohtani and their dog, Decoy, on the field after the team won the NL West.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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What makes celebrating this time of year feel special for you?—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Upgrade Your Coffee with 2 Ingredients Gaines keeps a versatile sugar-vanilla mixture on hand for gifting and for her own daily coffee ritual.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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If the Lola Weighted Blanket isn’t within your gifting budget, the Anthropologie Tipped Puffer Faux-Fur Throw Blanket is another great option for under $150.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
22 Oct. 2025
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In his petition, Mamdani called for caps on resale prices similar to regulations recently adopted in fellow host country Mexico, situating the fight within a broader movement to protect working people from rising costs.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Despite garnering more than 150,000 signatures, the petition, which was started by the Halloween & Costume Association, also faced some backlash.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Relief on that levy—which stacks on top of Liberation Day tariffs—could be a boon for the Asian nation at a time when domestic demand is weak.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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That part of Sennott’s life was a legitimate boon to her career.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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