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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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Current Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, took over in 2018 with Raúl Castro's blessing.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Before kickoff on Sunday night, a priest was seen blessing the end zone where Ravens kicker Ravens kicker Tyler Loop would eventually miss the would-be walk-off field goal that would have sent Baltimore into the playoffs.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
But the hotel offers plenty of experiences to get to know the area, from countryside tours in a vintage VW convertible to blessing ceremonies at one of Ubud’s oldest sacred sites.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Current Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, took over in 2018 with Raúl Castro's blessing.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
For decades, Kris Jenner has been blessing screens and red carpets in her iconic pixie cut.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Before kickoff on Sunday night, a priest was seen blessing the end zone where Ravens kicker Ravens kicker Tyler Loop would eventually miss the would-be walk-off field goal that would have sent Baltimore into the playoffs.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessing
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Such rhetoric echoes in official statements as well — in prayers for destruction, in invocations of divine sanction for war and in casual references to catastrophic violence.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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For the birth of WolfVoice's youngest daughter a few years ago, Pipe brought cedar oil, a sacred plant used for prayer, and calmed WolfVoice through her contractions.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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The night of the killing On the night of Sunday, March 9, 1941, Funk took Welsh to the final performance of the Police Circus at Municipal Auditorium, a benefit put on by the Hamid-Morton Circus to support the Kansas City Police Department.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Within a few hours, Dworin would be out the door and back home, and by the next day, exercising and enjoying the benefits of the marvels of modern medical technology.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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So, Moya is painting on, with full approval from the community, the mayor, and Corona's family.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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As Sutskever details in the memos, Altman apparently told Murati that the model didn’t need safety approval, citing the company’s general counsel, Jason Kwon.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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At this stage of his career, Hicks will have been part of many ceremonies; ordination as a deacon and then a priest, consecration as an auxiliary bishop and installation as bishop in Joliet, Illinois.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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As a result, the consecration of bishops without papal consent is considered a grave threat to church unity and a cause of schism, since bishops can ordain new priests.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rob practiced celebrating the Mass by draping a sheet over an ironing board in the basement and consecrating Necco wafers.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Just celebrating Jesus at Zeal City Church.—
Holly Santman,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The love affair with cherry trees in the nation's capital goes back over 100 years, thanks to a gift of 3,020 cherry blossom trees from Tokyo in 1912 to DC—and this year, Japan is gifting 250 more trees in honor of America's 250th birthday.—
Adele Chapin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Baty scored easily, and right fielder Jung Hoo Lee’s throw skipped to the back stop, gifting Taylor a free base.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In 2020, a federal judge dismissed a petition from Howard County for the FAA to change some flight paths at the airport due to noise pollution.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Brands are used to reports and likely just as numb to petitions.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessing. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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