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 The recovered objects include a Baroque wooden angel from the Church of Vera Cruz, a copy of Ecce Homo by Spanish Renaissance painter Luis de Morales, and a panel depicting the Seventh Station of the Cross. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Some become angel investors or mentors; others go on to found several businesses. — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Helen, Rob and Emily McDaniel's wood-fire-and-coal-cooking restaurant, is a cozy downtown spot that serves up chicken thighs, angel biscuits, and tomato pie. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 That’s due to the scarcity of this type of tree, as well as the porous nature of the wood which means that there is a very high angel’s share during maturation. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 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
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  • How can Christians, who both grieve and celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, support a flawed justice system that inevitably executes innocents?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Chain bookselling, which enabled the unification of the reading market, was one of the first heralds of a globalizing age.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This increasingly seamless connection between runway collections and store stock heralds a new meaning for commercial, repositioning the role of the runway.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Less common modes include vertical transmission (from mother to child) and transfusion transmission, when contaminated donor blood gives rise to an infection in the transfusion recipient.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An array of donors have put more than $1 million into outside groups backing Ugarte, a former Price aide.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • It is most commonly reported in cattle, but there have also been cases in sheep, goats, horses and alpaca.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The winemaking team uses a herd of Texel sheep during the late winter and early spring to improve soil structure and fertility.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • Every year after Halloween, Spirit Halloween’s stores empty out and the signs come down.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One particularly promising example is an MRI technique that identifies the central vein sign, a feature that can help physicians distinguish lesions associated with MS from abnormalities caused by other conditions.
    — Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 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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  • The three have also introduced tax plans that could be precursors to 2028 platforms.
    — Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps the clearest precursor to the complicated racial dynamics of deepfake memes is what happened on TikTok at the turn of the decade.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of precursor
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  • Koslow’s screen career began in 1976 as the writer of the film Lifeguard, a ’70s-era Baywatch forerunner starring a hunky Sam Elliott and Anne Archer.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than try to replicate his forerunners’ styles of success, Ternus has so far played to his own strengths—which are also those of Apple, a company that first and foremost builds beautiful products that spark productivity, creativity, and joy.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
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