variants also blest
Definition of blessednext
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as in divine
of, relating to, or being God a prayer to the blessed Savior

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as in pleasant
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
That lesson came back to me recently during the 33rd yahrzeit of my mother, Charlotte (Lazar) Gildin, of blessed memory. Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2026 Don’t miss the blessed selection of vermouth and sherry. Virginia Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
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Nature has blessed certain types of carnivorous plants with pretty colors, pleasant fragrances, and sticky, sugary emissions, all the better to attract and trap its prey. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026 Those of us blessed not to have been at the point of impact filed out onto the lawn and stared back in horror at the broken and burning building. Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blessed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessed
Adjective
  • Our go-tos are the classic pepperoni and the hot sausage with brown butter sage (divine, truly).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Cinny Biscuits At The Bake Shop and Cafe in Cleveland, Shawnda Moye offers the Cinny, a warm cinnamon roll-meets-biscuit that somehow becomes more divine when paired with a cup of hot chocolate or coffee.
    Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 16 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The Houthis have denied launching an attack on the city, considered the holiest site in Islam.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Bahrain has opened most F1 seasons in recent years and was only moved from that position in 2025 and 2026 because of a clash with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Finally, your weekend is looking dry and pleasant with highs up near 70°.
    Ron Smiley, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Senior defensive tackle Ansel Din-Mbuh has also been a force in the early season while junior strong safety Kaden McFadden has also been a pleasant surprise with 13 tackles.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
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  • The King’s wife, Queen Mette-Marit, is also expected to be consecrated during the ceremony.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Still, there were only eight African Anglican clergy in Kenya by 1920, and the first Kenyan bishops would not be consecrated until 1955.
    Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some guilds, like the Directors Guild of America, celebrated the verdict as a win, while others, like the Writers Guild of America, felt disappointed that the merger is one step closer to becoming reality.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Trey Mancini signed a one-day contract to retire with the Orioles and was celebrated this past weekend in Baltimore.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • Last year for my birthday, two of my closest friends gifted me this beautiful Bellocchi casserole, which worked great alongside the yellows and greens of the sunflowers as an unconventional but perfect salad bowl.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Colbert gifted Kimmel his Captain America shield, did a sketch-within-an-interview with his son impersonating a Kiwi police officer, and shaved for our amusement.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Set on the edge of the Village of Lindos, the heavenly parcel and its glass-like waters are nearly encased by rocks with stretches of smooth sand on either side.
    Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Eleven years before that, Super Bowl XLIX gave us an all-time finish, from Jermaine Kearse’s heavenly juggle to Malcolm Butler’s fateful pick at the goal line.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Neither home nor sacred space, to her the building felt stuck between states, stubbornly shaking its head.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Inside a white-walled room, a clinician administered ibogaine, a psychoactive compound derived from a sacred Central African bark.
    Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessed. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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