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as in prayers
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 benefits
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 approvals
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 consecrations
the act of making something holy through religious ritual
traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers
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Recent Examples of blessings
Although both of their families tried to stop them, George and Louise eventually got their parents' blessings.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Azcona, 47, said those who visit her botanica for blessings and spiritual cleansings have felt shunned in traditional religious settings, either because of their sexuality, tattoos or other factors.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
For Burns, success is rooted in hard work, community involvement, and sharing blessings with others.
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Kiara Moore,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
If the answer is no, then zip it — and count your blessings.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
The always-devout Oden sometimes turned the traditional giving of blessings into a competition of sorts.
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Julio Ojeda-Zapata,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
The story lays bare the tensions of acceptance and marginalization that are at the heart of hijra experience in society while also establishing hijras as religious devotees who have divine blessings.
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Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
Houston calmed himself all night by thinking of his expecting wife and the blessings of fatherhood.
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Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
One of the great blessings of our Revolution was when citizens saw that the Articles of Confederation didn’t work, people began to participate in a conversation about a Constitution.
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Ken Burns,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Azcona, 47, said those who visit her botanica for blessings and spiritual cleansings have felt shunned in traditional religious settings, either because of their sexuality, tattoos or other factors.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
For Burns, success is rooted in hard work, community involvement, and sharing blessings with others.
—
Kiara Moore,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
If the answer is no, then zip it — and count your blessings.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
The always-devout Oden sometimes turned the traditional giving of blessings into a competition of sorts.
—
Julio Ojeda-Zapata,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
The story lays bare the tensions of acceptance and marginalization that are at the heart of hijra experience in society while also establishing hijras as religious devotees who have divine blessings.
—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
Houston calmed himself all night by thinking of his expecting wife and the blessings of fatherhood.
—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
One of the great blessings of our Revolution was when citizens saw that the Articles of Confederation didn’t work, people began to participate in a conversation about a Constitution.
—
Ken Burns,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessings
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My love and prayers go out to his entire family and to all of his friends.
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Please keep his family in your prayers tonight.
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Located on the third largest reef in the world, Small Hope Bay Lodge is an unparalleled rustic eco-resort with all of the benefits of an extremely family-friendly all-inclusive.
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But de Liedekerke stressed that the potential benefits of regenerative agriculture go beyond climate change.
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Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.
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The Limits Of Legacy Approaches Many organizations still operate with fragmented processes built around spreadsheets and manual approvals.
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On most Fridays throughout their term, the justices meet to discuss these petitions.
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The processing times for petitions have also gone up across every category.
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Programs like this are massive boons to parents who are often stranded without pediatric advice in between their hospital visits.
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Today’s space industry, too, offers many economic boons, with companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin employing thousands.
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Money goes in, favors come out.
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Vegas did themselves hardly any favors in the second period, recording just three shots on goal.
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An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official.
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To surrender to those gifts, as Rowland put it, was to shatter boundaries that had previously kept Black artists segregated to genre and medium.
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“Blessings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessings. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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