1
as in innocent
an innocent or gentle person
would like to think that her child is a perfect angel
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2
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
Eight Detroit business owners formed the company on Feb. 20, 1909, but needed a financial angel.
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David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
My sister Lillie is our angel smiling down on us...
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 31 Jan. 2025
Invisible had lost four of its cofounders and had to go back to its few loyal angel investors for more money.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
Now 31, Styles is a brand founder and an angel investor in the British label SS Daley, sitting front row at the Liverpudlian’s London Fashion Week show in September.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
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David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
My sister Lillie is our angel smiling down on us...
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 31 Jan. 2025
Invisible had lost four of its cofounders and had to go back to its few loyal angel investors for more money.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
Now 31, Styles is a brand founder and an angel investor in the British label SS Daley, sitting front row at the Liverpudlian’s London Fashion Week show in September.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angel
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According to human rights organizations, most were denied due process, innocents including children were detained, and hundreds were tortured in jail and died.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Al-Qaeda’s attack on Sept. 11, 2001, which murdered about 3,000 innocents of every race, background and socio-economic class, left him somewhere between agnostic and satisfied.—
Jeff Robbins,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach star as the titular quartet, heroes who must defend the Earth against Galactus (Ralph Ineson), a ravenous space god who's hungry to devour the entire planet with the help of his herald, the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner).—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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In Turkey and the Middle East, the birds crop up in folklore as heralds of spring, guides for pilgrims, and the first creatures, along with two doves, to disembark from Noah’s ark.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Where did the idea come from to show the staff staging an honor walk for the organ donor’s family?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Lambert is a prominent GOP donor and was a fundraiser for President Donald Trump’s campaign.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The story, involving a group of sheep heading into the city to bring back their farmer, takes a back seat to an endless barrage of gags.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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By the 16th century, the link to agriculture was established, with farmers singing to and blessing bee hives, fruit trees, crops, sheep and cattle to encourage a bountiful harvest.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The cost of winning Bregman is the clearest sign thus far that the Red Sox are completing a circle of their own, getting back to being the type of franchise that prioritizes winning.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Researchers see the trend as a sign of financial instability among older Americans.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream quickly sold out the St. James Theatre, donations of $5 to $25 to the Fund enters donators will be entered for a chance to win a front row pair of tickets.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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Since the inception of the SAG Awards in 1994, only six actors have won the Oscar with SAG as their sole major precursor — and none of them were in lead actor.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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One of Sinaloa’s most lucrative businesses in recent years has been the production of fentanyl, blamed for tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year in the U.S. Sinaloa imports the precursor chemicals from China, produces the drug and then smuggles it across the border.—
Ellen Knickmeyer and Maria Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Equally, it was never considered by bid organizers to be a forerunner in bids to host the 2022 and 2026 men’s World Cup, the latter of which was successful and will be shared next year with Canada and Mexico.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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While Cal State Fullerton isn’t the first campus to launch a Project Rebound program, the university has been among the forerunners in its expansion, becoming a model for Project Rebound programs at the other universities in the CSU system.—
Lou Ponsi,
Orange County Register,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angel. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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