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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
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
During the refurbishment, Neville’s website states that around 50 homeless people accessed the premises, declared squatters’ rights and stayed with the blessing of Neville and his partners.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Fountains of Wayne will be performing concert dates this year for the first time since 2013, and the shows are proceeding with the blessings of the family of the band’s co-founder, the late Adam Schlesinger, according to reps for the group.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Executive producer Hayden Schlossberg, who created Cobra Kai with Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald, tells Entertainment Weekly that the show sought the blessing of Pat Morita's estate before bringing back his beloved character.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Explore Jekyll Island Tallulah Gorge State Park Along the border between Georgia and South Carolina sits Tallulah Falls, a small town abounding in natural blessings.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
During the refurbishment, Neville’s website states that around 50 homeless people accessed the premises, declared squatters’ rights and stayed with the blessing of Neville and his partners.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Fountains of Wayne will be performing concert dates this year for the first time since 2013, and the shows are proceeding with the blessings of the family of the band’s co-founder, the late Adam Schlesinger, according to reps for the group.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Executive producer Hayden Schlossberg, who created Cobra Kai with Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald, tells Entertainment Weekly that the show sought the blessing of Pat Morita's estate before bringing back his beloved character.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessing
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Trump's Cabinet meeting begins with a prayer President Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting began with a prayer on Wednesday.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Catholic Church stands with immigrants, as Cardinal Robert McElroy reminded us in the recent prayer service at the cathedral.—
Scott Santarosa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Each of the three choices come with their own set of benefits and drawbacks, Yu said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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The performance was part of a benefit concert for Cancer for College, a scholarship fund founded by Will’s longtime friend Craig Pollard, per Rolling Stone.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Starship launch plans comes after Musk targets FAA SpaceX still requires approval from the FAA before the Starship can get off the ground again.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The bill would also need approval in the Senate before coming across President Donald Trump's desk for final passage.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The consecration, involving holy water, chrism oil, incense and prayer, transforms the altar into a sacred centerpiece of the cathedral.—
THOMAS ADAMSON AND SYLVIE CORBET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Dec. 2024
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Ulrich after the consecration of the new main altar.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
8 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Princess will also be celebrating its 60th anniversary with a special 14-day 60th Anniversary Mexican Riviera Voyage, departing from the Port of Los Angeles on December 6, 2025.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Take a look at The Wests celebrating her age milestone above.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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In Mainland China, Tencent’s Zhang Jun posted on WeChat that the recent news around gifting on WeChat was a rumor.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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For folks who love to travel, consider gifting them an unforgettable experience.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Nevertheless, SpaceX says its own petition to revise the 1.6/2.4GHz rules was filed before Globalstar’s application for the C3 constellation.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Their petition sparked a three-year denaming and renaming process that engaged both the college community and the wider public.—
Kathy Rose O'Brien,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The solid-state aspect enables low latency beam direction control (in the order of microseconds) which is a boon for these applications.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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But in a welcome boon for a parched region, two more storms will follow within the week — one Monday, another Wednesday, according to the NWS.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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