as in guardians
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 angels
But the author leaned upon another literary tradition, that of Latin American magical realism, in his tale of how a civil war in heaven was pulling guardian angels from their duties and plunging New York City into unrecognizable chaos.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Calling on your spirit guides, guardian angels, or ancestors?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Calling on your spirit guides, guardian angels, or ancestors?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardian angels
Noun
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Meet other parents and guardians, through your child’s school or therapy sessions or online in communities for parents of kids with disabilities, who can relate and be supportive.—
Jaclyn Greenberg,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop, The Book Keep, where a book a day keeps the bombs away.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Onuba counseled now is the time to take another page from PE, which is their operating partner model, where operating partners sit between management and assets, thereby becoming custodians for the post asset-value integration.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ahuja noted that institutional infrastructure for bitcoin—custodians, liquidity providers, and banks—has matured significantly over the past several years, creating greater stability.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Suharto’s defenders have taken a different view.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The biggest ovation of the night came when Keon Ellis, who has fallen out of the rotation despite being one of the team’s best defenders and 3-point shooters, entered the game for the first time at the start of the fourth quarter.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, these protectors face growing intimidation, violence and threats to life.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Unlike many modern helmets, the EagleEye ballistic protection has ear protectors built in.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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The murder led to a wave of support for the governor's killer, Mumtaz Qadri, one of Taseer's bodyguards, who was hailed by some as a hero and defender of Islam.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Guardian angels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardian%20angels. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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