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as in innocent
an innocent or gentle person
would like to think that her child is a perfect angel
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as in herald
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
looking forward to seeing those red-breasted angels of the spring—robins
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as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money
over the years the industrialist frequently served as the symphony orchestra's anonymous angel
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Recent Examples of angel
The Annunciation occurs when the angel Gabriel (Philippe Lacoste) flies in on a jet plane, and the young couple’s romance becomes a philosophical discussion about trust, desire, restraint, and faith.
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
This minor character in the film is the real angel, another woman recognizing Rory’s critical role and offering her a second chance.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 25 Dec. 2024
The girlfriend of the late Liam Payne, 25, unveiled a new angel wings tattoo in what appeared to be a tribute to the singer on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, Dec. 22.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
My wife tends to do a make-your-own pasta with angel hair, garlic and butter.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
This minor character in the film is the real angel, another woman recognizing Rory’s critical role and offering her a second chance.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 25 Dec. 2024
The girlfriend of the late Liam Payne, 25, unveiled a new angel wings tattoo in what appeared to be a tribute to the singer on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, Dec. 22.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
My wife tends to do a make-your-own pasta with angel hair, garlic and butter.
—Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Not just for Price but for the innocents who perished during the conflicts, some by her actions.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Palestinians, Ukrainians, and countless others suffer in places where death stalks innocents.Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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The part comes with all sorts of details that serve as the heralds of its legitimacy, like the fact that Jolie spent months in training to sing opera, her real voice blended with Callas’s famous one whenever her character performs.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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An 1867 painting lent by the Autry Museum of the American West shows an arriving train as a herald of progress, with deer fleeing its oncoming beam.Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
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First, donors inspired by the cause put their money behind the project.Carmine Gallo, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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The fundraiser has surpassed its $75,000 goal, raising more than $88,000 as of Dec. 28 thanks to more than 2,000 donors so far.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Lunch might be a robust game stew with cuts of Michigan longhorn cheese, and dinner could be a sheep roast with homemade mint jelly and hot blueberry cobbler.Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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Since then, 47-year-old Wilde has been on a mission to educate sheep ranchers about a potentially lucrative market for their otherwise valueless waste wool.Lindsey King, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Those are the signs, so limited and yet so hopeful, coming from from Samy and River, the two victims who remain in critical condition following the Abundant Life Christian School shootings Dec. 16 in Madison.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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With a record of 4-11, the Jets are playing for pride and looking for signs of growth heading into the offseason.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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The new group is actively looking for volunteers, members and donators, SAMENA Collective Membership Chairman Wali Qazizada said.Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
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As of Friday, donators had raised more than $7,500 to financially help the baby's parents.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Such a filing with the state is often a precursor to a lawsuit.Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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While not formally a lawsuit, Lively’s action is clearly a precursor to an official filing in the courts to come.Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
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Its Shakti 360 Leti was the forerunner for luxury experiential travel more than 16 years ago, and in the wake of that lodge’s closure (and stone-by-stone dismantling), the new Shakti Prana in Kumaon will continue that evolution.Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now unified under a mainstream banner, the genre has become a forerunner of popular music.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
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“Angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angel. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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