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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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
Yet some angels stood against evil and took action, evidenced by survivors who were hidden by a few righteous people who cared about humanity.
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Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
As an alternative to angel wings, the word itself communicates Dua Lipa's assertion of virtue.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Primo Ventures, Techshop, and 40Jemz Ventures led the round and was joined by angel investors.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Out back on the patio, a pair of angels cry red blood tears into a fountain, skeletons escape their open coffins and a hooded skull peers over the tables like a Gordon Ramsay grim reaper.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
As an alternative to angel wings, the word itself communicates Dua Lipa's assertion of virtue.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Primo Ventures, Techshop, and 40Jemz Ventures led the round and was joined by angel investors.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Out back on the patio, a pair of angels cry red blood tears into a fountain, skeletons escape their open coffins and a hooded skull peers over the tables like a Gordon Ramsay grim reaper.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angel
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As Archangel Michael, Devyn Wade is both boyishly sweet and terrified as a devil’s advocate, cautiously questioning God’s decisions and her history of killing the innocent.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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As a result, tennis balls were stuck on the ends of his horns to protect the innocent.—
Mark Price
January 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
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John Tufts Spring is getting closer, and so is the full Worm Moon, a herald of the changing seasons.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
24 Feb. 2026
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Clear skies, buttery soft sunshine and tender new plant growth herald the early days of spring, weeks before the rest of the country gets to experience any of it.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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That’s despite the fact that his campaign also took in money from AIPAC and UDP donors last year.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, has stayed quiet on the Senate race, instead opting to invest heavily in multiple House races, but an analysis by the Intercept found at least 27 AIPAC donors had backed Stratton.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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The moment has been so baked into America's cultural cake that Tea Party Republicans parroted the phrase, not realizing that the film is a satire of sheep mentality and the man who authored it (screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky) was a political lefty.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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The farmer manages a male-only herd of sheep.—
Lisa Gutierrez
March 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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New beginnings are possible under today’s energetic New Moon in your sign.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dubai, a major transit hub for international travel, briefly shut its airspace, the second disruption to flights in the city in as many days as the war showed no signs of abating.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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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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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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Through transforming domestic coal ash into high-value industrial materials, the company is creating downstream manufacturing of end-products such as paper and paper products, textiles, building and construction materials, carbon fiber precursors, automobile parts, airplane parts, and more.—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The only other casting precursor is the Artios Awards, where OBAA and The Secret Agent were ineligible since their casting directors aren’t members of the Casting Society.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Also like its forerunner, HBO’s latest ends each episode at a moment of peak tension.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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These were the forerunners of today’s robots.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angel. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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