godsend

noun

ˈgäd-ˌsend How to pronounce godsend (audio)
Definition of godsendnext
as in boon
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing that holiday bonus has proved to be a godsend for my bills

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Recent Examples of godsend Henry Winkler and Stacey Winkler, his wife, are just godsends. — Jack Smart, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Propane heater: on sale for $79.99 Original price: $89.99 A propane heater is a godsend during cold winter nights in your tent. — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024 The rivalry between two of the league’s most electrifying quarterbacks has been a godsend for CBS ever since Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes first met up in the 2021 AFC championship game. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2025 While other inmates and their attorneys viewed the commutations as a godsend, Agofsky and Davis refused to sign documents acknowledging them, according to their separate handwritten petitions. — Dakin Andone, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for godsend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godsend
  1. boon
  2. benefit
  3. blessing
Noun
  • Analyst Andrew Boone noted that Duolingo’s Max subscriptions could be a boon for the stock moving forward, and also cited an attractive valuation as a bullish catalyst.
    — Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Given the growing strength of Netflix and Amazon in Germany, the law could be a boon to German producers.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of boon
Noun
  • The benefit of an extended early access period means that developer Pocketpair can respond to fan feedback and implement things that players really want, and the latest update for the game is full of this.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • These developments are mainly having benefits in terms of augmenting the existing labor force rather than trying to reduce the head count.
    — Steven Savage, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of benefit
Noun
  • There's so much going on, so many blessings, so many great things.
    — Jen Juneau, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • One small blessing is that the feed doesn't show the payment amount.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of blessing

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