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as in beatific
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as in cherubic
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Recent Examples of angelic
Hull wraps her conversational, angelic vocal around lyrics of moving past mistakes and regrets to embrace new eras of hope and love.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Lovers bicker back and forth in angelic proclamations.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
In Waves takes audiophiles through angelic soundscapes, club-ready tracks, joyful beats, driving bass, hypnotic toplines and more.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Even the actors got in on the night's theme, with Depp wearing angelic silver gown while the rest of the cast wearing all black or dark brown.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Lovers bicker back and forth in angelic proclamations.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
In Waves takes audiophiles through angelic soundscapes, club-ready tracks, joyful beats, driving bass, hypnotic toplines and more.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Even the actors got in on the night's theme, with Depp wearing angelic silver gown while the rest of the cast wearing all black or dark brown.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angelic
Adjective
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The various characters who arrived out of the city’s nooks and crannies late in the performance’s run were the flip side of the beatific images of ordinary people in tears.—
John Ganz,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Mar. 2010
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Some — such as Thomas Hauser — have felt that Ali’s circle tried too hard to soften the boxer’s once-firebrand image and transform him into a beatific, near-saintly epitome.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The end of the film depicts Smith's character's blissful wedding to Mendes', meaning the choices for a Hitch 2 jumping-off point are limitless.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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The weight of all this is only so heavy, though, because of how thoroughly The Agency built the bond between Samia and Martian, and how plainly it’s presented love as an act of blissful self-destruction.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While there are countless superhero stories flooding the TV landscape, Emma Moran's Extraordinary soars with its down-to-earth, Boys-esque twist, where being a hero isn't all it's cracked up to be and unworldly abilities aren't just devices for destruction.—
Alex Galbraith,
EW.com,
24 Sep. 2024
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Buruma, who excels at setting a rather unworldly man in the public life of his time, describes how, in 1672, a mob in The Hague lynched Johan and Cornelis de Witt, brothers who had led the Netherlands’ liberal regime during what is now remembered as the Dutch Golden Age.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Scientists have long warned that this could disrupt the virtuous cycle through which trees fuel rain clouds by releasing water vapor.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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My run-up to the MAHA event had been less than virtuous: potato chips for breakfast on the Amtrak from New York City to DC, then french fries and a whole-milk cortado for lunch.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Then, as Venus moves into Pisces, the focus shifts from self-assertion to a deeper, more transcendent love.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
14 Jan. 2025
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The two embark on a dangerous and transcendent journey down the Mississippi River.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The law was a moral and practical victory, ensuring that millions of children with disabilities could no longer be excluded from public schools.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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This is a moral failing that demands immediate action by our leaders.—
Christine Quinn,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His first two tasks of the day: 20 minutes of transcendental meditation ... followed by four shots of espresso.—
Axios,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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The director was also a vocal supporter of transcendental meditation.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Einstein rings are examples of strong gravitational lensing, O’Riordan said, a phenomenon that acts like a magnifying glass in the universe, revealing celestial objects and light from distant galaxies that would otherwise remain unseen.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Other telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope can see celestial objects in exquisite detail but have a fairly limited field of view.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Angelic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angelic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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