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as in to consecrate
to make holy through prayers or ritual
the priest blessed the water, thus allowing it to be used as holy water for various rites
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as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
blessed with a knack for glib conversation
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Recent Examples of bless
An ordinary guy like me can be blessed with an extraordinary opportunity like this.
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Lady Gaga did not bless us with any insanity on the press tour for Joker: Folie à Deux this autumn, but thank goodness 2024 still granted us some overanimated triple threats.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Republicans have been blessed with the White House and both chambers in Congress — and Donald Trump’s decisive victory has given them a mandate.
—John Tillman, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
God please bless his family, comfort them and protect the hearts of his loved 1z.
—Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Lady Gaga did not bless us with any insanity on the press tour for Joker: Folie à Deux this autumn, but thank goodness 2024 still granted us some overanimated triple threats.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Republicans have been blessed with the White House and both chambers in Congress — and Donald Trump’s decisive victory has given them a mandate.
—John Tillman, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
God please bless his family, comfort them and protect the hearts of his loved 1z.
—Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bless
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Other attendees took photos of the reconstructed interior, which also included a new bronze altar that had been consecrated with holy water, chrism oil, incense and prayer by the archbishop during the service.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
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What To Watch For The cathedral will officially reopen on December 7 and the new altar will be consecrated a day later followed by a Sunday Mass.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Miku's addition to Fortnite isn't surprising given that season 6 of the battle royale is celebrating Japanese culture and history.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Since its beginning, Good World has celebrated one industry-rattling moment after another, from Charli graduating to arena headliner with her and Sivan’s in-demand Sweat Tour to Grande conquering new territory with Wicked.Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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Her daughters brought the teddy bears Kotb had gifted them. 3.Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Giants were in a great position to own the No. 1 pick, which led to Sanders himself actually being gifted a pair of Giants cleats for his bowl game.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Homeless advocates, in fact, debate whether the organizations that dedicate money, resources and volunteers to bring food and such may be doing more harm than good.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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The village dedicated a new police station as part of the Public Safety Campus in 2018.Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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But while law enforcement praises corporations for handing over driver data, others are concerned that most of the information collected could be violating people’s privacy.Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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The conversation between the three actresses then shifted to Shields' praising Swift for discussing body image and the pressure to look perfect during her 2020 documentary, Miss Americana.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Here the whole thing is happening in months, not years, where humans are endowing their creations with quickly evolving capabilities.John Werner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Even in the character’s most transparently manipulative moments, Pearce endows him with a seductive conviviality—a bracing largeness of spirit.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Physicians need to adopt the habits of happiness as so eloquently delineated by Arthur Brooks: faith, family, friends, and purposeful, sanctifying work.Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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With an original seating capacity of 800 on 20 rows of pews divided into three sections, the buff brick church, trimmed in limestone, was sanctified almost 70 years ago in 1955.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 May 2024
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So, this rom-com isn’t likely to crack the AFI Top 100, but John Tucker Must Die commands hallowed ground in the revenge-movie canon.Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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But long before stars like Hamilton, one name was hallowed: Ayrton Senna.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Bless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bless. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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