as in heavenly
of, relating to, or suggesting heaven
movie scenes depicting life after death are usually accompanied by celestial music
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Recent Examples of celestial
To pave the way for humanity's lunar return, uncrewed lander's have embarked on moon missions to study Earth's nearest celestial neighbor.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri opted to celebrate the occasion with some celestial charm.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Hoping and looking forward to when our celestial paths cross.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are gearing up for one of the most spectacular celestial displays of the year tonight—the Quadrantid meteor shower.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri opted to celebrate the occasion with some celestial charm.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Hoping and looking forward to when our celestial paths cross.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are gearing up for one of the most spectacular celestial displays of the year tonight—the Quadrantid meteor shower.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for celestial
Adjective
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Each pack comes with 10 delicious flavors, including heavenly caramel, cinnamon hazelnut, peanut butter crunch, and more.—
Rebecca Martinson,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2024
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Gilded touches of gold eyeshadow accentuate the eyes, a touch of light-catching lip gloss enhances your heavenly pout and goddess nails add sparkle to your golden touch.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
17 Dec. 2024
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Lovers bicker back and forth in angelic proclamations.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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In Waves takes audiophiles through angelic soundscapes, club-ready tracks, joyful beats, driving bass, hypnotic toplines and more.—
Lisa Kocay,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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But that blissful image has been ruptured in recent days as parts of Los Angeles were engulfed in flames, reducing homes and businesses across the sprawling metropolis to smoldering heaps of ash and rubble, most calamitously in the Pacific Palisades and the community of Altadena.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Guests can enjoy cuddling by the fire, reading great books together, settling in for blissful relaxation, or enjoying many of the amenities at these three coastal resorts.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Celestial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/celestial. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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