benedictions

plural of benediction

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benedictions
Noun
  • Meanwhile, in unseasonably hot Seattle, McKayla Coyle has been finding blessings on television.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
  • King Swiftie in the building, giving you all of my blessings.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This allowed McBee to receive $2,605,943 in federal crop insurance benefits and $552,980 in federal crop insurance premium subsidies.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The state agency, which is in charge of the unemployment program, will be required to search its archives and locate the people denied benefits and obtain their payment information in order to send out unemployment benefits they were denied, according to the order.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Saint Carlo Acutis receives prayers and requests for miracles from around the world — often, fittingly, through the internet.
    Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • University President Ah Yun, in his letter, asked everyone to keep the victims' families in their prayers.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The analyst also pointed to Kinross' debt reduction efforts and strong cash returns as other potential boons for the stock.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Friends have been stopping by and sending little gifts.
    Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Hoffman, who died in March 2023, previously left a record breaking donation to the ALS Association as well as sizable gifts to the University of Cincinnati and other institutions.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Benedictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benedictions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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