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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardian angel
Noun
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The nearby Cherry Valley Elementary School was ordered to hold students in place and released them from school early so parents and guardians could pick up their children, White said.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Other restrictions include that the prayer and religious text cannot be provided in the physical presence of or within the hearing of students whose guardians have not signed a consent form.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 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
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In a first-half highlight, Phoebe Dummer stole the ball at mid-poll and outraced two defenders to score for a 4-1 lead with 27 seconds left.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Williams showed off her impressive shot making with multiple pull-up jumpers over defenders while Miles got downhill to get TCU back in the game.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 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
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Nearing midnight, a VIP section was created, behind which Jack Harlow soon solemnly sat with some friends, a bodyguard standing watch.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
15 Feb. 2026
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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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“Guardian angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardian%20angel. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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