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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
Photos of him in frames with hearts and angels wings dotted the shelves.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The lyrics of their earlier tracks are dotted with images of angels and other elements of the divine.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
Those of us who are worried about the morality of our fellow citizens won't restore this nation's better angels by holding on to our cynicism.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Our players are not angels either, of course.
—Laura Williamson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
That revelation led to, among other things, making both the angels and the workers be a big part of the conveyor belt dance.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
So maybe she was called on to teach the other angels, to educate, to inspire.
—Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
But, surely the angels also ate angel biscuits—hot, split, and buttered.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet some angels stood against evil and took action, evidenced by survivors who were hidden by a few righteous people who cared about humanity.
—Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The lyrics of their earlier tracks are dotted with images of angels and other elements of the divine.
—Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
Those of us who are worried about the morality of our fellow citizens won't restore this nation's better angels by holding on to our cynicism.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Our players are not angels either, of course.
—Laura Williamson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
That revelation led to, among other things, making both the angels and the workers be a big part of the conveyor belt dance.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
So maybe she was called on to teach the other angels, to educate, to inspire.
—Marcelena Spencer, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
But, surely the angels also ate angel biscuits—hot, split, and buttered.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet some angels stood against evil and took action, evidenced by survivors who were hidden by a few righteous people who cared about humanity.
—Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angels
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The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and much of the Iranian security hierarchy, would not survive the first day of bombing; neither would about a hundred and seventy-five innocents in the southern city of Minab, most of them children.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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In a key scene, the innocents jump back and forth between dinner parties playing out at the same time despite taking place on successive nights.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 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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These were the forerunners of today’s robots.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The White House has released a list of 37 donors that includes companies like Amazon, Apple, Caterpillar, Coinbase, Google, Comcast, HP, Lockheed Martin, Meta, Microsoft, T-Mobile and Union Pacific Railroad, it but hasn't specified the amount contributed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Thirteen people die each day waiting for an organ transplant, and the need for more donors is highlighted during National Donate Life Month, which begins Wednesday.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Further, forcing suburban commuter cities to sit at the table with the city of San Diego controlling 42 of 100 votes on the SANDAG board is like two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.—
John Franklin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Your littlest charges will marvel at the size of the camels, tortoises and giraffes lumbering about the zoo’s meandering paths, and then eagerly pet goats and sheep in the farmyard.—
Susan McDonald,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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In March, state media reported that China arrested seven people in an operation targeting traffickers of fentanyl precursors, according to the Reuters news agency.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Such engravings, which depict the wackily maximalist style à la mode, including oodles of feathers and furbelows, were, in essence, early precursors to modern fashion magazines.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 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 popular wine auction results are truly harbingers of pendulum swings in the world of wine, then Cabernet Franc is having a moment.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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These harbingers of doom turn out to be on to something, because shortly after, the couple are in an accident in which Jakob is killed.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The gifts have come from individual donors and corporate benefactors such as JBL, which has provided speakers and equipment, as well as guitar makers Fender and Gibson, among others.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, these revenue-sharing numbers don’t include third-party NIL payments, which can provide a significant advantage to schools with a large alumni base — or with wealthy benefactors, which has been the case at Oregon (Phil Knight) and Indiana (Mark Cuban), for instance.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Angels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angels. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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