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as in innocents
an innocent or gentle person
would like to think that her child is a perfect angel
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as in forerunners
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another
looking forward to seeing those red-breasted angels of the spring—robins
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as in donors
one that helps another with gifts or money
over the years the industrialist frequently served as the symphony orchestra's anonymous angel
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Recent Examples of angels
Prime Video's fantasy series about angels, demons and good and evil is returning May 13 for what was meant to be a third and final season.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 May 2026
To portray Goliath’s origin story, actors were filmed on green screens and AI was used to generate a mythical sequence involving dark sky, rain, mountains and angels with wings.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Pretending otherwise is like arguing over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Below Him were angels, followed by all of humankind, from kings and queens to commoners and thieves.
—Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
But in the world of The Audacity, angels are in short supply.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 3 May 2026
With so many angels hanging around, the head of a pin problem is small potatoes given the current state of the world.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Nearby is an antique wooden bench carved with angels in the Baroque style that arose from Minas state’s Gold Rush—an oblique reference to the golden light that floods terraces, and perhaps to the sensation here of being among Brazil’s first settlers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The people running things are nasty, brutish and eager to appeal to baser instincts rather than better angels.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 May 2026
To portray Goliath’s origin story, actors were filmed on green screens and AI was used to generate a mythical sequence involving dark sky, rain, mountains and angels with wings.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Pretending otherwise is like arguing over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Below Him were angels, followed by all of humankind, from kings and queens to commoners and thieves.
—Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
But in the world of The Audacity, angels are in short supply.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 3 May 2026
With so many angels hanging around, the head of a pin problem is small potatoes given the current state of the world.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Nearby is an antique wooden bench carved with angels in the Baroque style that arose from Minas state’s Gold Rush—an oblique reference to the golden light that floods terraces, and perhaps to the sensation here of being among Brazil’s first settlers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The people running things are nasty, brutish and eager to appeal to baser instincts rather than better angels.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angels
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And quite frankly, that calculus essentially admits that innocents are going to be hurt, but that is a price to pay.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Practically as soon as the #MeToo movement began, it was accused of going too far—sweeping up innocents in its wake, failing to allow its targets due process.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.—
Chris Roush,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian ended his season before the Olympics to further recover from a shoulder injury, but attended the finals as one of the forerunners, who test a course shortly before a race starts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The prevailing wisdom at the time was that the President would endorse Cornyn, Paxton would drop out, the friendly fire would stop, and Republican donors could conserve their funds for the general election in November.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Fourth, Europe and international financial institutions need to think less like donors and more like market-makers.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Because George, portrayed by Hugh Jackman, routinely read mysteries to his charges before his sudden demise, these sheep aren’t complete novices, said Wilson Chapman in IndieWire.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Sheep in the Box takes its terrible title from the second chapter in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, in which the narrator, frustrated at his drawings of sheep being deemed inadequate by the character of the title, draws a box and says there’s a sheep inside.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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And then, thanks to the precursors to the storm that ultimately ended the first round early — the wind, above all else — the weather made the last few shots on the course brutal.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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Take China’s export of fentanyl precursors, which the Drug Enforcement Agency first flagged as a serious problem back in 2015.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 May 2026
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That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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If canaries in coal mines were harbingers of safe conditions, surely piping plovers at Waukegan Beach mean the city is overcoming its polluted past.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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In recent years, there have also been reports of vandalism and attacks on robotaxis and delivery robots, which some see as harbingers of a high-tech future not everyone asked for.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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The three-story facility has been named the Shiley STEM Initiative building in honor of philanthropist Darlene Marcos Shiley, one of the largest benefactors of USD, a private Catholic university located in San Diego’s Linda Vista neighborhood.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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The orphanage was funded by a group of wealthy benefactors that included Chae-ni’s grandmother.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Angels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angels. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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