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
Fitzgerald’s sentences float through the book like the breath of angels, fanning the spark of human experience into the twinkle of the sublime.
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Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Instead of encountering the risen Lord, these women see two angels.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Bruno Ganz, in an unforgettable performance, plays an angel who can hear the thoughts of the denizens of Berlin and decides to give up his immortality to join them.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Suddenly, the realm of Dream is filled with different demons, gods, goddesses, faerie folk, and angels all petitioning to become the new owners of the Key to Hell.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Rob Kyff, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Instead of encountering the risen Lord, these women see two angels.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Bruno Ganz, in an unforgettable performance, plays an angel who can hear the thoughts of the denizens of Berlin and decides to give up his immortality to join them.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Suddenly, the realm of Dream is filled with different demons, gods, goddesses, faerie folk, and angels all petitioning to become the new owners of the Key to Hell.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angel
Noun
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Remmick wants to pull Sammie’s music into his homogeneous blob of bloodsuckers, and likely use it to attract more innocents into the vampire circle.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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What kind of people approve of a government that extra-judicially kidnaps innocents and renders them into the hands of a foreign gulag—and then hides behind that government when ordered by an American court to bring them back?—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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In some alternate realities, both Norrin Radd and Shalla-Bal have served as heralds of Galactus.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The authors of the Yale study sincerely see themselves as heralds of empirical science, whatever the political ramifications.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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Unless your donor is a twin, their HLA markers will be different from yours.3 Before a stem cell transplant, healthcare providers check your cells' compatibility with the donor cells.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
2 May 2025
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The proposals, which are in the early stages of discussion and are far from certain to be adopted, would amount to one of the biggest overhauls of the U.N., which has been upended by funding cuts from its biggest donor, the United States, under President Trump’s administration.—
Jamey Keaten and Farnoushi Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Based on the bones found in the cave, many of which show marks from cutting and scraping, the local menu included some birds and small mammals, but also bigger game like bison, deer, relatives of modern horses, and wild sheep and goats.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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It was withdrawn when Microsoft first unleashed it on the world, and was put through a privacy and security sheep dip before its second coming.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, self-care can sometimes be a sign of confidence and longevity, rather than simply personal maintenance.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Talks are ongoing between the U.S. and teams from Kyiv and Moscow, but Washington threatened last week to quit negotiations if there was no imminent signs of compromise.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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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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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.—
Annika Bahnsen,
Orange County Register,
19 July 2024
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Some say that news is a precursor to a recession, but that seems very unlikely given the other economic news.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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The paintings are a precursor to Mexico’s famous catsta (caste) paintings — a genre invented to depict biracial families that was omnipresent during most of the 18th century.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Indeed, VistaVision was the forerunner of IMAX 65mm, with its horizontal orientation.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2025
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The company plans to recreate the mammoth, dodo, and Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, by editing the genome of each species’ closest living relative to make a hybrid animal that would be visually indistinguishable from its extinct forerunner.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angel. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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