1
as in blessing
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor
the priest offered a benediction for the missing children
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2
as in benefit
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
the library's silence was a welcome benediction to someone, like me, who needed to concentrate
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Recent Examples of benediction
Pius stands facing the camera in a white cassock, two fingers of his right hand raised in benediction, his gaze penetrating and implacable.
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Cullen Murphy, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
He was followed by a bar joke’s worth of benedictions—from a rabbi, a Catholic priest, and a Black evangelical pastor.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2025
The ceremony will conclude with a benediction.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
After the address, there will be benedictions by Rabbi Ari Berman, Imam Husham al Husainy, Senior Pastor Lorenzo Sewell and Reverend Father Frank Mann.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Cullen Murphy, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
He was followed by a bar joke’s worth of benedictions—from a rabbi, a Catholic priest, and a Black evangelical pastor.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2025
The ceremony will conclude with a benediction.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
After the address, there will be benedictions by Rabbi Ari Berman, Imam Husham al Husainy, Senior Pastor Lorenzo Sewell and Reverend Father Frank Mann.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benediction
Noun
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At the time, did you guys view Shane’s near-instant firing from Saturday Night Live a bummer or a blessing?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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And Trump’s powerful need to not be held accountable has been a kind of blessing (oddly defined) for the economy.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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The lack of penalties has been missing in Buddie’s mind and much of it has to do with the NCAA losing countless legal battles, which led the organization stepping away from enforcing things like improper benefits and stepping aside for the CSC to handle it.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission will work closely with LDH to ensure that all benefits are delivered in as seamless a manner as possible.—
Nolan McKendry,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
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Our hearts go out to those who witnessed this horrible attack, and prayers for a speedy recovery to those who were injured.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
2 June 2025
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Our hearts are broken, and our prayers are with his family, friends and all those who loved him so deeply.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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In the more traditional sales channel for the category, department stores, it’s also been a boon.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Musk’s place at the center of Trump’s orbit had, in some ways, been a boon for Republicans.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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In a blend of history and elegance, businessman Lindsay Howard, son of horse-racing enthusiast and Seabiscuit owner Charles Howard, originally commissioned the estate to be built by architects John Bakewell Jr. and Ernest Weihe as a wedding gift for his wife Anita.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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What parent hasn’t joked on a birthday or holiday that out of all the gifts, the box is the biggest hit with our kids?—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
13 June 2025
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“Benediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benediction. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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