1
as in to consecrate
to make holy through prayers or ritual
the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites
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2
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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3
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
blessed with a knack for glib conversation
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Recent Examples of bless
The Lowcountry is blessed with a number of top golfing destinations, but Hilton Head may be its crown jewel.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
All kinds of artistic ventures plus the performing arts and theater are blessed, along with sports and fun activities with children.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
We were really blessed in that whole process.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Italy is blessed with depth in the goalkeeper position and the 25-year-old is having an outstanding season for Atalanta.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
All kinds of artistic ventures plus the performing arts and theater are blessed, along with sports and fun activities with children.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
We were really blessed in that whole process.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Italy is blessed with depth in the goalkeeper position and the 25-year-old is having an outstanding season for Atalanta.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bless
Verb
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Many Pentecostals, for example, fast for a period in January to consecrate the year ahead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Even if all these sunny promises are enshrined in contracts, built into budgets, and consecrated with good intentions, there are still plenty of ways the whole project could go kerflooey.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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This month, Burberry marked its 170th anniversary with a campaign celebrating the signature trench.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
12 Mar. 2026
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As conservationists celebrate that win, the story for birds nationwide is not so rosy.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Chinese donors have gifted a whopping total of $630 million to Harvard in 965 transactions.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The mother of two said she had recently been gifted a backpack carrier for her now-10-month old.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Expo One of the Austin Convention Center’s biggest draws for SXSW has been its sheer space, with a large portion of the building dedicated each year to the festival’s tech and international expo.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Komilova was a housewife who dedicated her life to her family, Azizov said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised them as American heroes.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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His decision to move into the Apostolic Palace has been praised in particular by conservative commentators who see it as a sign of respect for the papacy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The winner will receive £30,000, anonymously endowed, along with a statuette known as the ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the late artist Grizel Niven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers.—
Yana van der Meulen Rodgers,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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For King, defending a people did not mean sanctifying a state.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Yet, these grounds were hallowed to the African American community.—
Chip Colwell,
The Conversation,
22 Oct. 2025
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In a new political environment in which none of the new leaders could claim to be revolutionary founding fathers, Deng’s blessing hallowed Jiang and Hu and helped ensure that each survived the vicissitudes of succession politics.—
Jonathan A. Czin,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Bless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bless. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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