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
That surrender happened less than two months after the station’s box was blessed.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Steve Coppell’s team were settled and, in Wright and Mark Bright, blessed with one of the most potent strike partnerships in the country.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
While the Avalanche has been blessed with all-time greats, the Hurricanes have rarely had a superstar at the peak of his powers.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
When the upper mountain is blessed with fresh snow—which is often—the steep chutes, open bowls, and sprawling ridgelines reveal themselves as a full-on winter playground.
—Brian Higgins, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
Steve Coppell’s team were settled and, in Wright and Mark Bright, blessed with one of the most potent strike partnerships in the country.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
While the Avalanche has been blessed with all-time greats, the Hurricanes have rarely had a superstar at the peak of his powers.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
When the upper mountain is blessed with fresh snow—which is often—the steep chutes, open bowls, and sprawling ridgelines reveal themselves as a full-on winter playground.
—Brian Higgins, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bless
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Some of these caves have fireplaces, and some were consecrated and used as churches, known as rupestre.—
Aileen Weintraub,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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And so, next door to the photo booth where Nic and Cierra consecrated their mutual vibe, cowgirl style, Hannah climbs onto Pepe’s muscular thighs and gets a little cowgirl make-out of her own.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Odysseus, the Ithacan warrior who is as celebrated for craftiness as Achilles is for brute strength, devises a clever ruse in which the Greeks place a giant wooden horse outside Troy’s walls and pretend to sail away.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Venezuelan American star has been celebrating the release of her debut album Bendito Verano, which came out last week and features collaborations with Young Miko, Justin Quiles, and Eladio Carrion.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Most worryingly of all, the defence that looked so sturdy last season has started gifting chances.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Experts say the jewels – among them an emerald necklace set with more than 1,000 diamonds gifted by Napoleon to his second wife – were likely to be dismantled for their raw materials.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her May 20, 2336, birthdate in Bloomington was reason enough for fans to dedicate a statue there in her honor.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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New signs will be dedicated for Watson, Mudge, Viola Liuzzo, Kem Owens and Imam Abdullah El-Amin.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Earlier in the day, Knowles spoke with Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show, and praised Blue Ivy for performing onstage with her mother in front of crowds of 70,000 people per night.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Nagy says Takaichi will likely praise Trump on his immigration policy, which has involved pursuing mass deportations and tightening restrictions on legal immigration.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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James said the law and court precedent don’t support Sanders’ arguments, stating the authority the governor is asserting has been endowed on her office through laws passed by the General Assembly, so that power could never be absolute like the governor claimed.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met in Moscow in May to discuss cooperation, endowing the junta with an air of global legitimacy.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mitevska also refuses to sanctify Mother Teresa more than necessary, instead portraying her as a strict disciplinarian who believed in organizational practicality as much as in the inherent holiness of children.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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In Gaza, addressing famine means sanctifying life instead of normalizing violent death.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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In a world where hallowed news organizations transform into conservative mouthpieces and milquetoast late-night jokes are grounds for suspension, satirical headlines from the Onion can feel closer to real life than parody.—
Manisha Krishnan,
Wired News,
25 Sep. 2025
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But embracing its blues roots has begun to help revitalize the town, with places like the crossroads and Ground Zero standing as legitimate tourist attractions, hallowed ground boasting visits from legendary rockers like Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Bless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bless. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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