1
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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2
as in to celebrate
to proclaim the glory of
bless the name of God
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3
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
To those blessed with good weather early Saturday morning, good luck!
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The majority instead blesses the Government’s overreach based on a series of errors regarding both the standard of review and the interpretation of the statute.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
The industry, growing rapidly, naturally gravitated to California — the state that's the subject of PEOPLE's special issue, Reasons to Love California — a land flooded with sunlight and blessed by constant good weather.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In another development, the Vatican announced that Francis would appear Sunday morning to bless faithful from his 10th floor suite at the hospital.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The majority instead blesses the Government’s overreach based on a series of errors regarding both the standard of review and the interpretation of the statute.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
The industry, growing rapidly, naturally gravitated to California — the state that's the subject of PEOPLE's special issue, Reasons to Love California — a land flooded with sunlight and blessed by constant good weather.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In another development, the Vatican announced that Francis would appear Sunday morning to bless faithful from his 10th floor suite at the hospital.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bless
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Later that evening, Rocky himself made an appearance, effectively consecrating his own corner of the fair and Design.Space as a whole.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Bergoglio was consecrated into the priesthood as a Jesuit, a religious order explicitly averse to moving up within the ranks of the church hierarchy.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 34-year-old World Cup winner celebrates the birthdays of his three children on the same day, April 8 – and none of them were born in the same year.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Founded in 1948 by jeweler David Webb, the house has been celebrated for its signature animal motifs, intricate gold work and exquisite use of vibrant gemstones.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Daffy Taffy Amy Sedaris’s wellness mogul character Bethany Welles gifts the captain and crew her special saltwater taffy … which turns out to have psilocybin in it, causing the first mate to trip balls just as the Odyssey finds itself in the eye of a hurricane.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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Are there trusts or future gifting plans to consider?—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Even Izzard’s brief epilogue, charmingly dedicating the performance to a fellow thespian, crackles with more verve than the most famous of soliloquies.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Last Week Tonight host recently dedicated an entire episode of his talk show to dissecting the issue of transgender athletes in competitive sports, a subject on which Rowling has been very vocal.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Vintage Year In another vintage year for CPH:FORUM, many industry delegates praised the high quality and variety of projects pitched.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Participants frequently praise Finland’s egalitarian business culture and efficient decision-making processes.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Player Trading and Talent Monetization For clubs endowed with robust academies or sophisticated scouting infrastructures, the cultivation and transfer of elite talent represent a key revenue stream.—
Priya Oberoi,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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But are governments always endowed with such qualities?—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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After the film climaxes in a predictable shootout, the title character − a Mexican cartel leader who undergoes gender-affirming surgery and is reborn as an activist − is sanctified and immortalized.—
Pamela Avila,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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God is so intimately present to his friends, the saints, that their very bodies are sanctified by his presence.—
Therese Cory,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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