godsends

noun

plural of godsend
as in benefits
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 Synonyms for godsends
  1. benefits
  2. boons
  3. blessings
  4. gifts
  5. windfalls
Noun
  • Both chickpea pasta and whole-wheat pasta offer distinct nutritional benefits and can contribute to a balanced diet.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 July 2026
  • One solution to some of these problems is collective licensing, which seeks to make these benefits available to all creators, while reducing the costs and administrative burden of mass licensing.
    — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • This is one of the biggest boons of our studio becoming a part of Netflix.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • The sequel to Supergiant’s popular roguelite stars a new character and all kinds of new gameplay mechanics and magical boons.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 June 2026
Definition of boons
Noun
  • The blessings of liberty were secured for some, while others were told to wait.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The jewels were welcomed home in an elaborate ceremony with traditional blessings by Buddhist monks.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of blessings
Noun
  • Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez also asked for no gifts at their Venice wedding, instead telling invitees that donations were being made on their behalf to the UNESCO Venice Office, CORILA and Venice International University.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • Few birthday gifts top the Statue of Liberty, which France commissioned for the centennial of American independence.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Definition of gifts
Noun
  • Budget windfalls Third, host-community benefits that are proportional to the imposition.
    — Warren Wimmer, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Retail businesses celebrate While the central bank frets, some businesses are already preparing for these workers to spend their windfalls at their stores.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Blair Baek, CNBC, 20 June 2026
Definition of windfalls
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