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as in kindness
an act of kind assistance
in Victor Hugo's novel, Les Misérables, Jean Valjean's decision to go to jail for the man mistaken for him is a grace that goes beyond thanks
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as in elegance
dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style
a beautiful actress who was the epitome of grace during her too-brief career
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as in advantage
a quality that gives something special worth
as if taste were not enough, red wine has the added grace of being healthy for the heart
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as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence
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Recent Examples of grace
Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
By the sheer grace of God, Granger became aware that the voice quietly telling him to pull the trigger wasn’t his own.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The guest role comes during a busy year for Banks, who graced the cover of ESSENCE’s March/April Beauty Issue earlier in 2025, reflecting on her decades-long influence in fashion and entertainment.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Elwes athletic grace and dashing good looks are up to heroic standards.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
By the sheer grace of God, Granger became aware that the voice quietly telling him to pull the trigger wasn’t his own.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
To boot, Princess Bride is graced with a kingdom full of witty and breezy lines.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The guest role comes during a busy year for Banks, who graced the cover of ESSENCE’s March/April Beauty Issue earlier in 2025, reflecting on her decades-long influence in fashion and entertainment.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grace
Noun
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Friedman will never forget the kindness Blake and Bubba showed to her and The Dude that evening.—
Autumn Barnes,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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With Sparkle for a Cause, Alexis turns fitness into a festival of kindness, proving that squats and planks can lift more than muscles.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But over the last several years, Priscilla Presley’s glamorous ’60s style transitioned to more understated elegance.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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There’s no fabric more classic than toile, which brings elegance to any space.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Keller took advantage and scored after two of the gaffes and the third killed a drive in the end zone.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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The veteran right-hander — who grew up in Anaheim — had sharp command of his pitches and used it to his advantage throughout the night.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From the cool, dank blue-gray tones of Maria’s basement to the clever signage that adorns the schoolroom walls, the production mechanics work to pull viewers further into this high stakes character study.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Thug has managed to find a way to push the envelope all these years later with Uy Scuti, adorning a Druski-esque whiteface that reads as a somewhat subversive take on the current moment’s politics.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their exits are magnified without mercy and underreported without context.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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The book is a kind of illness travelogue in which the wily poet-author’s avatar shows up every day in a new mind and body, and often in a new place, with rejiggered symptoms, and attempts to win her reborn self’s favor, or at least its mercy.—
Paul McAdory,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Photographers interested in capturing the majesty of the night sky should read our roundup of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Asteroids are larger rocks in space, but there's no official distinction.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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One crucial distinction, though, comes from how the question is phrased.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame takes up the sidewalk outside Kimmel's venue, with names as diverse as Roy Disney, Eva Longoria, Kelly Ripa, Paul Rudd and Chris Pratt decorating the pavement.—
Sarah Whitten,Gabriel Cortés,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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The home theater rooms featured here—from the chic sanctuary in Ralph Lauren’s Colorado residence to an upstairs film retreat in the US Virgin Islands—are decorated just as thoughtfully as any other room in the house.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Grace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grace. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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