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as in innocents
an innocent or gentle person
would like to think that her child is a perfect angel
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as in forerunners
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 donors
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 angels
As of Monday, the Facebook post reached almost 10,000 likes, more than 3,000 shares and over 1,100 comments, with people hailing the couple as angels.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The idea that that's now a thing that angels have to get involved with because so many people are texting and driving.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Of the roiling mass of restless natives, cranky artists and tattered idealists who rose up across the Southland this summer to flip off darkness and call America back to its better angels?
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Polar Wishes Collection Celebrate the season with traditional holiday motifs, such as light-up angels, presents, and snowmen.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
But the Virgin Mary and the angels had cajoled him into granting humankind one last chance to repent.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
It is led by Eniac Ventures and Tidal Ventures with participation from Better Capital, Ahead VC, Karman Ventures, Z21 and a number of business angels.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Loni is singing with the angels now.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The idea that that's now a thing that angels have to get involved with because so many people are texting and driving.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Of the roiling mass of restless natives, cranky artists and tattered idealists who rose up across the Southland this summer to flip off darkness and call America back to its better angels?
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Polar Wishes Collection Celebrate the season with traditional holiday motifs, such as light-up angels, presents, and snowmen.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
But the Virgin Mary and the angels had cajoled him into granting humankind one last chance to repent.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
It is led by Eniac Ventures and Tidal Ventures with participation from Better Capital, Ahead VC, Karman Ventures, Z21 and a number of business angels.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Loni is singing with the angels now.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angels
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The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This lesson plan includes no discussion of how, in the name of socialism and equality, Cold War despots in Russia, Romania, Poland and other Eastern Bloc counties slaughtered innocents, seized property and sunk their countries into starvation-level poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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This story was produced with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and from donors comprising the South Florida Jewish and Muslim Communities, including Khalid and Diana Mirza, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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During the 2024 election cycle, Kirk publicly criticized the leadership of former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel and called on his donors to stop giving to the national party.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Young spoke with Variety about the unarticulated rivalry that the Lost Boys have with one another, playing an adult with the mind of a child and working with a real-life sheep while staging his character’s grisly demise.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wheat, cattle and sheep lined the horizon.—
Reid Rasner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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And the precursors for that reality may already be in motion, Metzger noted.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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While every relationship faces challenges, certain patterns consistently appear as precursors to deeper dysfunction.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Occasionally, museums will work with benefactors to put up bids for their collections.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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The industry is already seeing certain countries become huge benefactors of brands shifting production from one country to another.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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McCarty had seen a number of ewes and lambs but no rams.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Investors flocked to bonds because of signs of a slowdown in the labor market.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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On the flip side, secrecy triggers hypervigilance, where one partner obsessively scans for signs of deception or hidden threats, and naturally so given the suspicious nature of the matter.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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People live for about 7 to 13 years after symptoms start.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Although this is a common diagnosis, its symptoms can be invisible and interfere with everyday activities like dining out and shopping.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Angels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angels. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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