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as in beatific
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as in cherubic
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Recent Examples of angelic
Anime-horror master Yoshiaki Kawajiri directs, and X is full of hallucinatory visions of the end times: flowing ribbons, angelic wings, and clanging swordplay are all animated beautifully.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
In Rocco and His Brothers (1960), the actor plays Rocco, the angelic working-class southern boxer who finds himself at odds with his elder bruiser brother, Simone (Renato Salvatori).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
For both, the conflict is structured around the opposition between angelic character and sorceress/witch archetype.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Jan. 2025
In Philly, the multitudes don’t sing in angelic harmony.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
In Rocco and His Brothers (1960), the actor plays Rocco, the angelic working-class southern boxer who finds himself at odds with his elder bruiser brother, Simone (Renato Salvatori).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
For both, the conflict is structured around the opposition between angelic character and sorceress/witch archetype.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Jan. 2025
In Philly, the multitudes don’t sing in angelic harmony.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angelic
Adjective
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That sincere belief in the serenity of golfing is affirmed by the beatific animation.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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The various characters who arrived out of the city’s nooks and crannies late in the performance’s run were the flip side of the beatific images of ordinary people in tears.—
John Ganz,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Mar. 2010
Adjective
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Post-nuptials, spend a blissful weekend canoeing and kayaking on the lake, or exploring the local forests on a hike.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 2025
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And his commanding voice leads the way for the blissful and bombastic blend of music delivered by a range of amazing vocalists throughout the cast.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While there are countless superhero stories flooding the TV landscape, Emma Moran's Extraordinary soars with its down-to-earth, Boys-esque twist, where being a hero isn't all it's cracked up to be and unworldly abilities aren't just devices for destruction.—
Alex Galbraith,
EW.com,
24 Sep. 2024
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Buruma, who excels at setting a rather unworldly man in the public life of his time, describes how, in 1672, a mob in The Hague lynched Johan and Cornelis de Witt, brothers who had led the Netherlands’ liberal regime during what is now remembered as the Dutch Golden Age.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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In my opinion, looking into the healthcare space, business leaders should nurture a virtuous cycle where their innovative product drives sales and the sales team provides the insights needed to refine and expand the product’s capabilities.—
Joao Mendes-Roter,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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In a November call, Iger also highlighted the virtuous cycle of Disney.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Watkins has had the chance to break Clark's record in front of a larger audience for women's basketball than in previous years, amid the aftermath of Clark's transcendent impact on the sport during her college career.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Kurzweil imagines a future in which humans will have extraordinary capacities to produce transcendent new ideas and direct the tools of science to improve human health and well-being, such as by defeating disease and even aging.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As the once and forever Guy Ritchie mascot approaches 60 without any sign of slowing down, his signature glint continues to harden into an indestructible moral code.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Mar. 2025
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This applies to the president's diplomatic and security teams, as well as to business leaders and frat boys who all must be obey the rules that ensure moral leadership.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Like Lynch, Coulson was an enthusiastic practitioner of transcendental meditation, which Green was also persuaded to try.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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The collection was crafted using dreamy textiles including chiffon, organza and satin—essential in the creation of a transcendental atmosphere, with each look practically floating down the runway.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s celestial proof that spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps that’s why the International Astronomical Union, the official keeper of celestial names and definitions, doesn’t have a definition for what makes a moon.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Angelic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angelic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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