as in guardian
someone that protects
his work with the pet rescue center has led many to hail him as a guardian angel and friend to all animals
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Recent Examples of guardian angel
Pay careful attention to insights, you’re plugged in to your guardian angels now.
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Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
Pay careful attention to insights; you’re plugged in to your guardian angels now.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
So what’s next now that Fraser will no longer be channeling a guardian angel/social justice warrior?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Feeling hopeless, George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) is a man considering suicide while a wingless guardian angel from heaven, Clarence (Henry Travers), is tasked with intervening.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
Pay careful attention to insights; you’re plugged in to your guardian angels now.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026
So what’s next now that Fraser will no longer be channeling a guardian angel/social justice warrior?
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Feeling hopeless, George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) is a man considering suicide while a wingless guardian angel from heaven, Clarence (Henry Travers), is tasked with intervening.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guardian angel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardian angel
Noun
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And so the city was exposed to future hurricanes, and lost the living guardians whose roots held the land in place.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Investigators determined Colgrove was the legal guardian for her 4-year-old grandson.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those roles fall to separate custodians and depositories.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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His members include special education and teacher aides, cafeteria workers, custodians, gardeners and bus drivers.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Arkansas Supreme Court has a unique role as the defender of the rights particular to Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Kjellbin is also a defender and was part of the Sweden team that made it to the quarterfinals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, eventually being defeated by hockey heavyweight Canada.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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After Miles Killebrew’s injury, Peppers served as the personal protector on the punt team.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Your desire to be a protector is probably very powerful!—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When, at my photographer’s request, the president approaches the window of his office to open the blinds, his bodyguard lurches forward to close them.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bodyman centers on a violent power struggle that unfolds during a family Christmas gathering after an eccentric billionaire unexpectedly transfers control of his private military company to his longtime bodyguard, played by Jonas, instead of to his adult children.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Guardian angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardian%20angel. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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