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as in prayer
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor
that rabbi always ends the service with a short blessing
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as in benefit
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
winning the lottery shortly after being laid off was an unexpected blessing
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as in approval
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
Mr. Roberts promptly gave his blessing to his daughter's choice of husband
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as in consecration
the act of making something holy through religious ritual
traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers
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as in consecrating
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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as in celebrating
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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as in gifting
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 blessing
Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Whether that money becomes a blessing or a curse may depend less on the number of zeros than on the method of transfer.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The star is blessing Swifties with a movie to accompany her new album.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
After weeks of dry skies and dust, rain feels like a blessing … until the uninvited guests show up.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Whether that money becomes a blessing or a curse may depend less on the number of zeros than on the method of transfer.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Steven, in addition to giving us Ashur, the gods will be blessing us with the return of Lucy Lawless as Lucretia.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The star is blessing Swifties with a movie to accompany her new album.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessing
Noun
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Tsypkin’s account of dramatic summer of gambling and deathbed prayers is accompanied by his own melancholic photographs of nondescript walls and windows, taken on a research trip to Leningrad.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker has asked Tarrant County faith leaders to come to City Council meetings and saturate them in prayer.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Social Security Administration will continue to issue retirement and disability benefits, but will furlough 12% of its staff and pause marketing campaigns, according to the agency’s shutdown plan.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Other benefits — like health insurance or leave policies — are also unequally distributed.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Paramount needed government approval from the Federal Communications Commission in order to go ahead with its merger with Skydance.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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While the buyer group awaits approval from a bankruptcy court, here's a trip down memory lane — featuring five facts about Hooters' history that may come as a surprise to some.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The setting is the church’s 250th re-consecration.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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The issue came to a head just before the conclave that elected Leo pope this month, when the Chinese church proceeded with the preliminary election of two bishops, a step that comes before official consecration.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The picture-perfect couple were celebrating Halle’s 59th birthday in Bora Bora.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
18 Oct. 2025
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Many of the people were students celebrating the passing of an exam, Enquirer media partner Fox19 reported.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Coleman fumbled away his first catch in that game, at Buffalo’s 10-yard line, gifting New England a free field goal in a three-point game.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Tubi, boldly built for fandom, is gifting a suite of some of Keaton's most beloved and relatable motion pictures to viewers for free on the streaming service.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Massie, meanwhile, has continued to make headlines on Capitol Hill, recently filing a discharge petition with Representative Ro Khanna to force a floor vote compelling the Justice Department to release files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The petition follows the 2025 lineup announcement, which organizers feel lacks sufficient representation of homegrown talent.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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With potential regulatory fights to come, this is a potential boon and is a way of circumventing content quotas and other obligations that European countries want to establish.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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MrBeast has proven a boon for some on East Carolina’s campus, but especially for the school itself.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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