blessed 1 of 2

variants also blest
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as in delightful
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses the blessed sight of home after a long journey

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blessed

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verb

variants also blest
past tense of bless
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Recent Examples of blessed
Adjective
Detroit, the test of vision, long tentacles of liberation hold ground, hold blessed ground, stay, hold. Anne Waldman august 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025 Who would speak ill about a child that has had dozens of surgeries and is so blessed to even be here with us today? John Lawson, Essence, 9 July 2025
Verb
And then we’re just blessed with opportunities to catch the ball and to get the ball. Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025 At 6 feet and blessed with great athletic ability, Moore was a matchup nightmare. Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blessed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessed
Adjective
  • Earlier this year, proof of an ancient garden was found at the holiest site in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And where the original Hollow Knight sent you plunging into the black depths of Hallownest, Silksong drives Hornet upward, scaling Pharloom alongside a procession of bug-like pilgrims, all drawn to the looming holy Citadel above.
    Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • From here on out, Belly’s experience in Paris becomes much more delightful.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The conversation — which delivered plenty of delightful outbursts from the over-the-top Tonioli — took a deep dive into a Season 7 emergency that sent Julianne Hough to the ER, and the memorable night protestors stormed the DWTS stage.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Ireland’s largest diocese of Dublin, nearly twice as many adults were baptized this Easter as a year earlier, many of them young adults who were new to the country, church leaders said, while London’s Archdiocese of Westminster had the largest number of adult baptisms this Easter since 2018.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That is what remains of the church in which Marlowe was baptized, on February 26, 1564—two months to the day before Shakespeare was baptized, in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But while these shows have been praised for bringing awareness to the condition, women shouldn't learn about this common health problem from reality TV.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Derek praised the dance as impressive and said that Scott looked comfortable during the side-by-side sections.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Penalties on penalties on penalties, gracious hosts, UCLA’s 13 flags Friday gifted the Lobos 116 yards – running the season’s tally to 30 penalties for 275 yards.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • After college, her grandmother gifted her and her siblings some money, and Walters embarked on a major backpacking trip through Europe with friends while her MS symptoms were still nascent and not impacting her mobility yet.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The divine-smelling duo pumps up thin strands like any volumizing formula, but then uses botanical extracts (pea sprout) and Capixyl (made from a biomimetic peptide and red clover extract) to improve scalp health.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Fighting an uphill battle is not part of the divine plan for your life and career.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Another late relative was the venerated acting teacher and founding member of the Group Theatre, Stella Adler, whose students had included Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty and Robert De Niro.
    Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • He was charged with violating a Texas law for desecration of a venerated object.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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