as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
that holiday bonus has proved to be a godsend for my bills
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Recent Examples of godsend
It’s been hailed as a godsend for family vacations.
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
This mask was a godsend to me on my vacation.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
Hernandez predicted enactment of a credit this year would be a godsend for many.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
For Backcountry Adventures For those who loathe fiddly snowshoe bindings, the TSL Symbioz Hyperflex Instinct (sold out, view other options here) is a godsend.
—Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
This mask was a godsend to me on my vacation.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 26 Jan. 2026
Hernandez predicted enactment of a credit this year would be a godsend for many.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
For Backcountry Adventures For those who loathe fiddly snowshoe bindings, the TSL Symbioz Hyperflex Instinct (sold out, view other options here) is a godsend.
—Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for godsend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godsend
Noun
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Trump’s recent threats will further encourage Canada and the European member states in their efforts to rely less on the US for security – a shift that is a boon to their own domestic defence industries.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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The low sale price may reflect troubled times for the local economy, but the nonprofit’s leaders want to turn it into a boon for local public school educators, who will be offered first dibs to rent the apartments there at affordable rates.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The night of the killing On the night of Sunday, March 9, 1941, Funk took Welsh to the final performance of the Police Circus at Municipal Auditorium, a benefit put on by the Hamid-Morton Circus to support the Kansas City Police Department.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Within a few hours, Dworin would be out the door and back home, and by the next day, exercising and enjoying the benefits of the marvels of modern medical technology.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Just how blessings work, the reviews are raving of blessings & miracles from this dish.—
Jenny Rosenstrach,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thankfully, the kind of chemo my doctors recommended for my triple-negative breast cancer was fine to have during pregnancy, which was a blessing.—
Allie Kubik,
Glamour,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Godsend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godsend. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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