mannas

noun

plural of manna
1
as in joys
a source of great satisfaction the announcement that there would be a sequel was manna to the many fans of the original movie

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2
as in benefits
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing the company's holiday bonus was especially welcome manna this year

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannas
  1. joys
  2. benefits
  3. treats
  4. blessings
  5. delights
  6. boons
  7. gifts
Noun
  • Below, Charlie gives us the lowdown on the filming process behind Tony—the hardest locations to find, the best memories from shooting the film, and the joys of making friends on the job.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • My goal is to help students rediscover the joys of food and the social and cultural richness of eating with other people.
    — Miranda Roberts, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of joys
Noun
  • His taconite mine in Virginia paused operations more than a year ago, which means unemployment benefits have run dry.
    — Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Whether consumers ever see the benefits depends entirely on whether those companies actually adopt it.
    — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • The pair started at farmers markets with treats before building up to cakes.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bitcoin per share treats every coin as equivalent, but 16,116 of Twenty One's coins, more than a third of the stack, sit pledged as collateral against $485 million in convertible notes, against a cash position of $106 million.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of treats
Noun
  • Finding the blessings among the challenges has long been a defining trait of Leake’s.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • One involved dyeing fingernails with garden balsam, a natural pigment traditionally associated with beauty and blessings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of blessings
Noun
  • To make room for seasonal culinary delights, Casey loves hanging floral arrangements above the dining space.
    — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Here again, in this slim book, the narrative unfolds in fragments, every sentence drawing you deeper into the delights of language.
    — Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of delights
Noun
  • Disney’s live-action remakes have largely been box-office boons for the company, with a few exceptions.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This is one of the biggest boons of our studio becoming a part of Netflix.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Definition of boons
Noun
  • And besides that, everybody else benefits from being able to enjoy their special gifts.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • About 90% of her California education gifts, though, went to higher education.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of gifts
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