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
And my friend Jimmy Mack — God bless — his neck was broke so bad his face was on his back.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 June 2026
By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
These include filing the paperwork for the Justice Department to bless the deal in December, even as Netflix appeared to come out on top of the bidding war.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
James Van Der Beek's first wife, Heather McComb, said that the late Dawson's Creek star blessed her recent remarriage to Scott Michael Campbell.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 June 2026
By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
These include filing the paperwork for the Justice Department to bless the deal in December, even as Netflix appeared to come out on top of the bidding war.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
James Van Der Beek's first wife, Heather McComb, said that the late Dawson's Creek star blessed her recent remarriage to Scott Michael Campbell.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bless
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By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Leo will formally consecrate the tower on Wednesday night.—
Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The New York Knicks have received and accepted an invitation to visit the White House to celebrate their NBA championship, owner James Dolan confirmed Wednesday.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The whole crew, minus Jason, who can’t bend his knee, and Lacy, who needs a whole day to get to an airport owned by John Wayne, goes to Punta Mita, Mexico, to celebrate the birthdays of Schwartz, Zack, and Danny.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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Conway gifted his at 14-1 in the first half-hour, gloving a Matthew Fisher delivery down the leg side and giving an easy catch to debutant wicketkeeper James Rew.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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If Mexico loses, González Gutiérrez will gift Kim a bottle of tequila.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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Don’t be fooled by the small entryway; the position of the building lends itself to dedicating the floors above the lobby to the real scenery.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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The 28-year-old quarterback has dedicated much of the offseason to tweaking his footwork — putting his left foot in front of his right from the shotgun, against traditional NFL form — to fit Los Angeles’ new offensive coordinator’s scheme.—
Joaquin Ruiz,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Domingo praises Spielberg as a collaborator.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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Tend details gently, and praise small consistent gains.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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One of the main focuses of support for the campaign is to endow staff positions.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
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The 1994 tournament also gave birth to Major League Soccer, the largest first-division league in the world, and endowed a foundation that has funded grassroots soccer development for more than a generation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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When a couple marry in a church, synagogue or mosque, the ceremony does more than sanctify a union.—
Peter McGraw,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Yet, these grounds were hallowed to the African American community.—
Chip Colwell,
The Conversation,
22 Oct. 2025
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In a new political environment in which none of the new leaders could claim to be revolutionary founding fathers, Deng’s blessing hallowed Jiang and Hu and helped ensure that each survived the vicissitudes of succession politics.—
Jonathan A. Czin,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Bless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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