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
  • Four students were involved in a physical fight Thursday morning, sending one student to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to a message sent to parents and guardians.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When one of her for-hire guardians speaks of her past as a musician, playing the pianoforte (piano) for enraptured listeners, Adelaide is entranced.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of guardians
Noun
  • This includes medical staff at state prisons, technology specialists at California Highway Patrol and custodians at state hospitals.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Undeath have signed with those custodians of heavy music over at Relapse and debuted a new song for the label.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of custodians
Noun
  • No wonder, then, that members of some old syndicates now seek credit for barring such foreigners from their ranks, as though the yakuza were still defenders of a noble Japanese tradition.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In keeping with the film‘s maximalist vibe, the noise around it keeps whipsawing in different directions, with defenders calling it a misunderstood masterpiece and detractors equally fervent in calling it a complete artistic disaster.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of defenders
Noun
  • But the older image of the yakuza as protectors of the community did not disappear altogether.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The grips that slide onto the back of the Joy-Con protectors are modular, too.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of protectors
Noun
  • Iza typically paid Saavedra or his company around $100,000 per month for round-the-clock bodyguards, according to Saavedra’s plea agreement.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest driver, experts say, is people, like guards stationed outside homes or bodyguards who travel with the executive.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 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 17 Oct. 2026.

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