guardian angels

noun

plural of guardian angel
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 These songs evince the mix of pop virtuosity and indie sleaze that would eventually make Larsson a cult artist, part of the lineage of straight white girls who are embraced as guardian angels for the gay club scene. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 The pop start took to Instagram Stories to share that the fairies are guardian angels, and inspired by a favorite childhood book. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026 Two guardian angels emerged – in the form of nuns. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026 Pay careful attention to insights, you’re plugged in to your guardian angels now. — 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 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. — 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
  1. guardians
  2. custodians
  3. defenders
  4. protectors
  5. bodyguards
Noun
  • Whether or not Pennsylvania’s bell-to-bell ban bill becomes law, parents and guardians remain central to helping children develop healthy phone habits and communication skills.
    — Elizabeth Dowdell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Police charged nine minors with curfew violations and 10 parents and guardians for contributing.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
Definition of guardians
Noun
  • American Alternative Assets works with several custodians — including Equity Trust, STRATA Trust, Kingdom Trust, GoldStar Trust and Madison Trust — each with its own fee schedule.
    — Javier Simon, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • The union represents over 250,000 classified public school employees, like bus drivers, custodians, food service workers, para-educators, clerical staff and campus security guards.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of custodians
Noun
  • Below, Nico O’Reilly is on the goal line at the far post, away from the eye line of the opposition defenders, who are preoccupied with his team-mates.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Despite handwringing from the powers that be, genre defenders argued that was a literary history behind Sky of Love and its contemporaries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of defenders
Noun
  • The Wolves have one of the NBA’s best rim protectors (Rudy Gobert).
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Orders for vacuum batteries (up 62%), mobile phone screen protectors (up 44%), and home game console replacement parts (up 38%) took off in early summer shopping.
    — Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of protectors
Noun
  • All eyes on the Crab Rodríguez Castro entered through the back door of El Antojo restaurant in Old Havana several days later, flanked by bodyguards.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Members of the Jalisco cartel have been charged with orchestrating the attack and several of Manzo’s bodyguards were arrested for possible participation.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Definition of bodyguards

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“Guardian angels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardian%20angels. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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