angel

noun

ˈān-jəl How to pronounce angel (audio)
Definition of angelnext
1
as in innocent
an innocent or gentle person would like to think that her child is a perfect angel

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2
as in herald
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another looking forward to seeing those red-breasted angels of the spring—robins

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3
as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money over the years the industrialist frequently served as the symphony orchestra's anonymous angel

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Recent Examples of angel Valor’s Antonio Gracias, HubSpot cofounders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, and Cognition CEO Scott Wu are among the angels. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Heavily inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s 1652 sculpture, The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, depicting an angel piercing the saint’s heart—Your soul woke up in flames from a spear by an angel. — Tina Eves, SPIN, 13 July 2026 Alongside Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz, Liu played one of the titular angels. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Similarly, Jason Calacanis, the angel investor famous for his early bet on Uber, has been playing World Series of Poker events since at least 2009. — Krishan Arora, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for angel
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  1. innocent
  2. herald
  3. donor
  4. sheep
  5. sign
  6. donator
  7. precursor
  8. forerunner
Noun
  • Some innocents are coerced into false confessions, like what happened to the Central Park Five.
    — Rene Denfeld, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Over 5,000 deaths, most of them for innocents not driving trucks, in 2023 alone.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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  • The heralds operate like independent contractors, with their own caseloads.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
  • The series serves as an origin story for how Norrin Radd (voiced by Paul Essiembre) becomes the herald of Galactus (James Blendick), then breaks free from the clutches of the Devourer of Worlds to surf around the galaxy and help others.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 June 2026
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  • On June 26, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) was listed as the in-kind donor of the tickets for a fundraiser for A Bolder Florida, the PAC for Commission Chair Anthony Rodriguez.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Readers of the report may not be carefully attuned to the legal arguments used to justify anti-BDS legislation, but PEN America obviously is and so are the donors who support this work.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
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  • Most were built higher into livestock fences only in the last decades of the 18th and early decades of the 19th centuries, when sheep farming became the dominant form of agriculture in New England.
    — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
  • While exploring the island for food, the men were trapped in Polyphemus’ cave with the cyclops’ herd of sheep.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
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  • Certain top players, including Alex de Minaur, opted out of the media boycott for Wimbledon, citing their appreciation of the prize money increase as a sign of progress.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • And the early signs of a smooth 2030 tournament hosting are not promising; the South Americans have been accused of both brutal tactics on the field and racist abuse by fans off it.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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  • Contributors can transfer stock to the Treasury, which will then invest the funds into accounts in line with the donator’s guidelines.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 July 2026
  • That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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  • For example, a single enrichment run could routinely produce ytterbium-176, the precursor used to manufacture lutetium-177 (Lu-177).
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • The faction’s precursors backed ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Muhammad’s son-in-law and cousin, immediately after Muhammad’s death in 632.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026
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  • The city had a history of assimilating such yearners, most notably Madonna, Swift’s forerunner and her own Middle American transplant success story.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • The group, which includes Chrysler, Fiat, Peugeot and Citroen, is becoming a forerunner in the promising progress of a new type of vehicle battery.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
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