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
An angel wing begonia growing in a container is damaged from cold but there appears to have some green shoots.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Watch out evil world, there is an angel of consequence at the gates.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
The lyrics of their earlier tracks are dotted with images of angels and other elements of the divine.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
Our players are not angels either, of course.
—Laura Williamson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Watch out evil world, there is an angel of consequence at the gates.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
The lyrics of their earlier tracks are dotted with images of angels and other elements of the divine.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
Our players are not angels either, of course.
—Laura Williamson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angel
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The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and much of the Iranian security hierarchy, would not survive the first day of bombing; neither would about a hundred and seventy-five innocents in the southern city of Minab, most of them children.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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As Archangel Michael, Devyn Wade is both boyishly sweet and terrified as a devil’s advocate, cautiously questioning God’s decisions and her history of killing the innocent.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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John Tufts Spring is getting closer, and so is the full Worm Moon, a herald of the changing seasons.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
24 Feb. 2026
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Clear skies, buttery soft sunshine and tender new plant growth herald the early days of spring, weeks before the rest of the country gets to experience any of it.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Government reviews in recent years have also documented instances of improper queries involving Americans, including searches tied to protesters, political donors, journalists, and public officials.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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Holland’s donors include an assistant district attorney with the Caddo Parish DA’s office, the district attorney of neighboring Bossier and Webster parishes, a former state judge, and members of major law firms throughout the area.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The moment has been so baked into America's cultural cake that Tea Party Republicans parroted the phrase, not realizing that the film is a satire of sheep mentality and the man who authored it (screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky) was a political lefty.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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The farmer manages a male-only herd of sheep.—
Lisa Gutierrez
March 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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Interestingly, the wristband could accurately predict a wide array of hand positions, from 26 letters of complex American Sign Language signs to the subtle grips required for holding scissors, a tennis ball, or a pencil.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The changes at the intersection will mean the addition of two signs that will have flashing lights triggered by people or traffic at the crossing roads.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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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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Such engravings, which depict the wackily maximalist style à la mode, including oodles of feathers and furbelows, were, in essence, early precursors to modern fashion magazines.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tantric yoga is obviously meant to be the precursor to intimate relations.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
26 Mar. 2026
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The camp is a program of the Woodcraft Rangers, founded by author and naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton, whose pioneering Woodcraft Rangers program was a forerunner to groups such as the Boy Scouts.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Norwegian ended his season before the Olympics to further recover from a shoulder injury, but attended the finals as one of the forerunners, who test a course shortly before a race starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Angel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angel. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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