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Recent Examples of divinely
Some Kurdish legends here in Van say the cats are divinely blessed.
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Emily Feng, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
In an interview with US conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, the ambassador was asked about his understanding of a biblical verse suggesting that land including parts of Egypt, Syria and Iraq had been divinely promised to the Jewish people.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
When Dunya’s friend Sheefah encourages her to challenge traditions that are supposed to be divinely mandated, certain questions emerge in her mind.
—Hafsa Lodi, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
There is nothing divinely ordained here.
—Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Last September, Alan Cumming lit up the 2025 Emmy Awards ceremonies in three sharp Tanner Fletcher looks each featuring obscenely oversized bows that perfectly suited his divinely androgynous sense of style.
—Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
The brutal and sometimes lethal tactics being used by a growing number of ICE agents are divinely sanctioned.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The new outdoor pool is divinely quiet, with ample seating and a fabulous menu of food and drink.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
So what may seem like a miracle is actually divinely natural.
—Tessa Parmenter, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2025
Emily Feng, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
In an interview with US conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, the ambassador was asked about his understanding of a biblical verse suggesting that land including parts of Egypt, Syria and Iraq had been divinely promised to the Jewish people.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
When Dunya’s friend Sheefah encourages her to challenge traditions that are supposed to be divinely mandated, certain questions emerge in her mind.
—Hafsa Lodi, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
There is nothing divinely ordained here.
—Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Last September, Alan Cumming lit up the 2025 Emmy Awards ceremonies in three sharp Tanner Fletcher looks each featuring obscenely oversized bows that perfectly suited his divinely androgynous sense of style.
—Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
The brutal and sometimes lethal tactics being used by a growing number of ICE agents are divinely sanctioned.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
The new outdoor pool is divinely quiet, with ample seating and a fabulous menu of food and drink.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
So what may seem like a miracle is actually divinely natural.
—Tessa Parmenter, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divinely
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Ella Stiller arrives as Patience, Valerie’s social-media guru, Jack O’Brien sweetly plays her new hairdresser, and Andrew Scott, doing the most to eradicate any lingering Hot Priest vibes, plays a wildly unctuous NuNet executive.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2026
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Redmayne brings a sweetly doltish everyman energy to this increasingly off-kilter affair, with much of the dialogue between him and his co-stars (including Stratton-Twine as the missing woman’s slacker brother) improvised in disarmingly shaggy fashion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yet the director, Vanessa Caswill, stages it all with a tenderly forlorn Middle American plausibility.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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The making of such a film would look a lot like the funny, tenderly melancholic, and wonderful Candidates of Death.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Standing knee-deep in the lo‘i, covered in mud, gently pressing roots into the earth, anchored me in a new way.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Jacobs speaks candidly of a troubled childhood and lovingly about Fifth Avenue shopping trips with his grandmother, which inspired a feeling for fashion history and handicrafts.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In this story the problem is treated intimately and compassionately by a woman who knows all about it.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Williams says the same approach can help caregivers respond more compassionately when someone with dementia expresses a mistaken belief, confusing idea, or hallucination.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Two of the emails to potential witnesses were the subjects of email strings associated with bloggers who have written extensively and sympathetically about Boyne.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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But Thompson ends her story with Cabey and his mother, while Williams closes with an interview with Goetz, who is allowed to emerge, if not exactly sympathetically, then at least as a three-dimensional figure.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Divinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divinely. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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