as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
that holiday bonus has proved to be a godsend for my bills
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Recent Examples of godsend
For sniffly sleepers, this is a godsend.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
Home of Pope John Paul II was a godsend for small town
Wadowice, the town of around 17,500 in Poland where Pope John Paul II was raised, has benefited massively, according to Piotr Polak, a guide at the museum in John Paul’s childhood home.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Her presence turns out to be a godsend when, a few minutes into the ceremony, the place is swarmed by armed mercenaries (Stephen Dorff plays their leader).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
However, Alexander's release could become a godsend for the Dolphins.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
Home of Pope John Paul II was a godsend for small town
Wadowice, the town of around 17,500 in Poland where Pope John Paul II was raised, has benefited massively, according to Piotr Polak, a guide at the museum in John Paul’s childhood home.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Her presence turns out to be a godsend when, a few minutes into the ceremony, the place is swarmed by armed mercenaries (Stephen Dorff plays their leader).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
However, Alexander's release could become a godsend for the Dolphins.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for godsend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godsend
Noun
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The wider adoption of these technologies would be a boon for the country.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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This weekend has been a huge boon to movie theater owners after the vital summer season ended with a whimper.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For her, bedrooms and dining rooms, in particular, benefit from the romance and visual depth these prints offer.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some social benefit incentives don’t work in the right direction.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And tuned in en masse, as Netflix themselves would tell you (with the league’s blessing).—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those early stumbles may have been a blessing in disguise.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Godsend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godsend. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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