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variants also blest
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as in delightful
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses the blessed sight of home after a long journey

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blessed

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verb

variants also blest
past tense of bless
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Recent Examples of blessed
Adjective
Caliendo shared a bunch of photos from the blessed day on his Instagram account. Pete Grathoff july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025 The Second Commandment notwithstanding, thou shalt honor the gifts bestowed by Providence that predispose thine tendency to acquire more plants and weirder plants than their less well blessed and marginally more rational brethren. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
If your home isn’t blessed with the luxury of a working fireplace, head to a nearby bar or restaurant that has one and soak up the holiday hygge there. Erin Reimel, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024 Fortunately the Bay State is blessed with fantastic museums, both major institutions and small, unique versions. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for blessed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessed
Adjective
  • Mr Việt's five bottles form this record setting series represent an unprecedented concentration of what many consider the holy grail of collectible whisky.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This wasn’t just about his two spectacular touchdown receptions (but for the record, holy guacamole).
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Diving is a consecrated art, but Key struggles with her competing desire to contribute her research to the Museum of Human Memory instead of the temple in which she was raised.
    Natalie Zutter June 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • Churches are fine, but consecrated Earth is dangerous to them.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Elizabeth and Joyce make for a delightful black-cat, golden-retriever pair, and Ron and Ibrahim bring about hilarious shenanigans of their own.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Today, things are a bit different, and while the heyday of British sports cars may be behind us, the TR3 remains one of the most delightful, fun-to-drive machines around.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Queen spoke with the young students and gifted them a selection of books before posing for an official photo with school teachers and administrators.
    Alina Trabattoni, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Nearly every team, including the Rangers, gifted Rosen a jersey signed by every player.
    Arthur Staple, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The pomegranate contains all the commandments of God in its seeds; the divine inhabits it.
    Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The burrata served with heritage tomatoes and basil oil is divine.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The 25-year-old is always pleasant and wearing a big smile.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Having visited the dome myself, the clearest impression that stays with me is how Hiroshima isn’t just surprisingly pleasant, but beautiful.
    Ed Simon August 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Polsky previously endowed the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and sits on the university’s board.
    Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The astral phenomenon is set to leave a moon-sized dark spot in the heavenly panorama on the night of Saturday, Aug. 23.
    James Powel, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Acadia National Park, Maine Situated on the coast of Maine, Acadia National Park is one of the darkest spots on the Eastern Seaboard and a heavenly place to see the celestial dance.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Blessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessed. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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