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Recent Examples of angelic
All the while, Gaga played out a loose storyline about her internal battle between her angelic and demonic sides.
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
On the flip side, the devil works hard, but the Bravo gods work harder, because, thanks to impeccable timing, this episode couldn’t have made Ciara look any more angelic.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
If new-age music is angelic but unbeholden to any religious dogma, Sunn O))) is demonic in the same way.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
On the flip side, the devil works hard, but the Bravo gods work harder, because, thanks to impeccable timing, this episode couldn’t have made Ciara look any more angelic.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
If new-age music is angelic but unbeholden to any religious dogma, Sunn O))) is demonic in the same way.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angelic
Adjective
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Her ghost of a smile should be parsed as beatific rapture.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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King is known for creating beatific dances in collaboration with master musicians, pieces that feature the artists on stage in San Francisco (though LINES Ballet often performs on tour with a recorded score).—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Xiao is also a fan of the Japanese manga and anime series Chiikawa, whose cherubic, hamster-like cartoon character is popular among Chinese.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The images of Etan’s smiling, cherubic face were widely distributed during the yearslong search for the blond, blue-eyed boy.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
29 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Their debut album expands on their pop-meets-Panorama Bar ethos, landing on a blissful medium that will please casual heads and die-hard Front Left-ers alike.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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He will be remembered not only for his community vision but also for lasting friendships and his virtuous character, friends and colleagues say.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Online organic grocer Thrive Market even has a healthy swaps feature in its app that lets users scan the barcodes of mainstays to find more purportedly virtuous brands.—
Sarah Todd,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
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The characters’ athleticism speaks volumes too, from the skateboard-level action on sidewalks to the moments when AJ awakens to the physical thrills and transcendent mysteries of catching a wave.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Thorne’s work illustrates how there are no age limits on a transcendent performancea and give us hope for the next generation.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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The takeaway, then, isn’t that students are duplicitous and depraved or that technology has eroded their moral core.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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The intricacies of that Pirandellian parlor game — the fun of figuring out what portion of this film’s moral and narrative faults belong to each of its three writer/directors — is only so much fun because of how deliberately Almodóvar is willing to assume some of the blame for himself.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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In Madonna and Stuart Price’s manifesto for the singer’s forthcoming record, CONFESSIONS II, the duo has tapped into the transcendental properties of dance music.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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To the victim, a transcendental thief is still a thief.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Your celestial ruler, Venus, is dazzling your 10th house of publicity, ambitions and relationships connected to your legacy and reputation.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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In reality, including solar gravity would likely reveal even cheaper paths, but only during certain time windows when celestial alignments are favorable.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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“Angelic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angelic. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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