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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
Acutis will be joined by the blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati when he is inscribed in the book of saints. Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025 Everything from your connection with siblings to your thoughts and conversations will be under Jupiter’s blessed and cosmic rays. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
If your home isn’t blessed with the luxury of a working fireplace, head to a nearby bar or restaurant that has one and soak up the holiday hygge there. Erin Reimel, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024 Fortunately the Bay State is blessed with fantastic museums, both major institutions and small, unique versions. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for blessed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessed
Adjective
  • The structure took a more holy turn in 1954, when a 3607 Pennsylvania was purchased by a church.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In the drive to make PCI Express 5.0 SSDs usable on a wider range of platforms, the holy grail for drive manufacturers would seem to be effective thermal management without sacrificing performance.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Diving is a consecrated art, but Key struggles with her competing desire to contribute her research to the Museum of Human Memory instead of the temple in which she was raised.
    Natalie Zutter June 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Some Zinfandels even taste like berry jam, but with the delightful heat of around 14% alcohol on the finish, and a touch of acidity to cleanse the palate between bites of BBQ.
    Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Mamma Mia! should theoretically function as a star vehicle considering the plot is delightful nonsense meant to be outshone by the songs and performances, whether by force of belting or pure charisma.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nearly every team, including the Rangers, gifted Rosen a jersey signed by every player.
    Arthur Staple, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The Queen spoke with the young students and gifted them a selection of books before posing for an official photo with school teachers and administrators.
    Alina Trabattoni, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There have long been tales of cities instantaneously destroyed by some divine wrath, such as the angry Divinity of the Hebrew Scriptures raining sulfur upon Sodom and Gomorrah, but in Hiroshima humanity had finally apotheosized itself into the terrible position of God.
    Ed Simon August 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Some saw their terminal illnesses as divine punishment and feared being cast into hell.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The 25-year-old is always pleasant and wearing a big smile.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Having visited the dome myself, the clearest impression that stays with me is how Hiroshima isn’t just surprisingly pleasant, but beautiful.
    Ed Simon August 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Polsky previously endowed the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and sits on the university’s board.
    Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The astral phenomenon is set to leave a moon-sized dark spot in the heavenly panorama on the night of Saturday, Aug. 23.
    James Powel, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Acadia National Park, Maine Situated on the coast of Maine, Acadia National Park is one of the darkest spots on the Eastern Seaboard and a heavenly place to see the celestial dance.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessed. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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