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as in prayers
a prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor
that rabbi always ends the service with a short blessing
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as in benefits
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing
winning the lottery shortly after being laid off was an unexpected blessing
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as in approvals
an acceptance of something as satisfactory
Mr. Roberts promptly gave his blessing to his daughter's choice of husband
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as in consecrations
the act of making something holy through religious ritual
traditionally, worshippers kneel during the blessing of the communion wafers
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Recent Examples of blessings
Her fiancé, Woodly Sully, says the family is counting its blessings.
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Jamilka Gibson, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
What a year of health and blessings for me this year.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Expect practical assistance, love and blessings, innovations, and plenty of money.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Nemens is meticulous in building each character’s universe, stacking them with blessings and obstacles alike.
—New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
But revelations have their blessings too.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
The pulpit of Temple Emanu-El has given me many blessings.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Among the blessings are a new son to him and his wife.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Offer her blessings for the bounty of her life and ask for reminders to be grateful for what is yours.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Jamilka Gibson, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
What a year of health and blessings for me this year.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Expect practical assistance, love and blessings, innovations, and plenty of money.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Nemens is meticulous in building each character’s universe, stacking them with blessings and obstacles alike.
—New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
But revelations have their blessings too.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
The pulpit of Temple Emanu-El has given me many blessings.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Among the blessings are a new son to him and his wife.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Offer her blessings for the bounty of her life and ask for reminders to be grateful for what is yours.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blessings
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Please continue to keep James’s wife and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Feb. 2026
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My thoughts and prayers go out to his 6 kids, his wife and family!—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The change takes effect April 1 and affects 2,216 people on district health insurance plans, Dildra Martin-Ogburn, director of benefits and employment services, told the Superintendent’s Insurance and Wellness Advisory Committee on Wednesday.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Here’s what to know about the benefits of sending and receiving handwritten cards—and how to make one yourself.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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DeepSeek, Alibaba, and other Chinese tech giants ByteDance and Tencent have been granted conditional approvals by Beijing to purchase a certain amount of H200s, Reuters reported last month, citing anonymous sources.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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In her role as Department of Children and Families secretary, Harris usually oversaw the charity’s grant approvals, but may not have known about these transactions, Hay said.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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However, city spokesman Erik Johnson said the city clerk requires 30 days to validate petitions to ensure a sufficient number of signatures are from qualified voters — and the deadline for Austin City Council to call a May election is on Friday.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both parties claim problems such as invalid signatures and missing or incorrect voter information on petitions that judicial candidates submit to secure a place on the ballot.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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With the various boons, his administration might have also created the condition for a boom in enhanced oil recovery, similar to the earlier one in fracking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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By the end of a run, players could have as many as 15 boons which, on top of temporary weapon upgrades, blessings from Moon, familiars, and more, creates a dizzying amount of customization that’s almost impossible to intentionally recreate verbatim on the regular.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Gifts, goodies and favors can come to you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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According to the messages, Epstein and Josephson relied on each other for favors and advice.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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None of these gifts required spending money — just initiative and follow-through.—
Brian Page,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Teens in Relationships The key to exchanging gifts at this young age is to keep things low-key rather than spending a lot of money, according to experts.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blessings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blessings. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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