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
Out of respect, the Kalamas made the decision not to develop the lot, and the site later was blessed by a community elder.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
From blazing stars and diminutive buttercups to uncultivated roses and sunflowers, the Midwest is blessed with many gorgeous native wildflowers.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026
If you’re not blessed to have an in-unit washer, a drawstring closure ensures that nothing gets lost to and fro the laundromat.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
And some of the proposals (those aimed at streamlining the approval process for home building near the coast) were blessed by the Coastal Commission.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
From blazing stars and diminutive buttercups to uncultivated roses and sunflowers, the Midwest is blessed with many gorgeous native wildflowers.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026
If you’re not blessed to have an in-unit washer, a drawstring closure ensures that nothing gets lost to and fro the laundromat.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
And some of the proposals (those aimed at streamlining the approval process for home building near the coast) were blessed by the Coastal Commission.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 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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The upcoming third annual WIE Canada summit will again bring together the Canadian industry across TV, film and music to celebrate and recognize the achievements of women leading the industry forward.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Keys will also perform twice throughout the night to celebrate the milestone of her 2001 debut album, Songs in A Minor, including a performance with the Top 3.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Owens gifted his lady a gorgeous chain for her 24th birthday in March 2021.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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The fortunate young writers and artists on that list were gifted an eight-month residency in this gorgeous coastal Massachusetts town, more like a village in the winter months, especially back then.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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At MoCA, ten twentieth-century sculptures dedicated as monuments to the Lost Cause of the Confederacy commingle with a range of modern and contemporary works by nineteen artists and two collectives.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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In turn, Paul Weiss agreed to stop DEI practices and dedicated $40 million in pro bono legal causes identified by the administration.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The response was praised by Republican politicians, who widely denounced the content of the chats, which was filled with slurs for Black, Jewish and gay people and included graphic calls for violence against Black people.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cornice headboards are trending again, praised for a classic, layered look.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Now, Rales has stepped up with an additional $116 million donation to endow Across the Nation in perpetuity.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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After being injected with a mysterious serum, Gabriel is endowed with unprecedented abilities.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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There was no contradiction for these women in using sacred imagery to dramatize erotic love, or Scripture to sanctify desire.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 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 26 Apr. 2026.
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