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as in beatific
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as in cherubic
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Recent Examples of angelic
The Hallmark star, 42, steps into the classic role of Mrs. Miracle, an angelic character created by bestselling author Debbie Macomber, in the channel's Joyful Mrs. Miracle, airing Thanksgiving night as part of Countdown to Christmas.
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Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Sauron spends the bulk of the season in the guise of an angelic visitor named Annatar, working with Celebrimbor to create the Seven Rings of Power for Dwarves and the Nine Rings for Men.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Declan’s feckless wife, Maud (Victoria Smurfit); his angelic elder daughter, Taggie (Bella Maclean); and his younger daughter, Caitlin (Catriona Chandler), all immediately fall for Rupert, whose ancestral manor house is located just a couple of fields away.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
The ax-wielding Nation hardly fit the idealized picture of an angelic woman tending to her household.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Sauron spends the bulk of the season in the guise of an angelic visitor named Annatar, working with Celebrimbor to create the Seven Rings of Power for Dwarves and the Nine Rings for Men.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Declan’s feckless wife, Maud (Victoria Smurfit); his angelic elder daughter, Taggie (Bella Maclean); and his younger daughter, Caitlin (Catriona Chandler), all immediately fall for Rupert, whose ancestral manor house is located just a couple of fields away.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
The ax-wielding Nation hardly fit the idealized picture of an angelic woman tending to her household.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angelic
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Imogene begins to doubt her own worthiness of portraying the virgin mother, depicted as a beatific figure in a painting in the church foyer.Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
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But Close gives her character a reassuring stillness and a beatific smile, which generally serve as a calming influence on Sophia.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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That mindful goodness, paired with the cool breeze through my open-air treatment room and the sound of the water around me, created the most blissful experience that just melted away my stressful travel day.Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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In an increasingly busy world, the chance to slow down and have these simple, blissful experiences is what brings visitors to Perthshire, Scotland.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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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
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This foundation not only revolutionized the company’s entry into banking but also established a virtuous cycle where better data drives better analytics, which in turn enhances customer interactions and generates more data.Peter High, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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However, Trump’s unorthodox public health nominations – led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS, who has questioned the efficacy of vaccines – is poised to disrupt this virtuous cycle.Steven Tian, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Cooks family home may display both sides of a few binaries—sleek and cozy, family-friendly and professional—but the ultimate goal for the architect, designers, and the clients was to create a transcendent space.Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Their ritualistic music and powerful singing offer a transcendent connection to the forest, bridging the past and the present with each note.Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2024
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These luminaries of the anti-corporate progressive Left are experts in moral inversion.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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Do countries have a legal as well as a moral obligation to prevent a planetary disaster?Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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While few of us will be able to experience the transcendental taste of the Hibiki 40-year-old, one universal aspect of it is the artistry of the presentation.Mark Littler, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Finding that new way of working between music and film, or of film interacting with music can, when it’s done really, really well, almost be transcendental.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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Rays of golden light beam down from a winged celestial being to pierce the humble saint’s hands, feet and side, echoing the mortal wounds suffered during Christ’s crucifixion.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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As humans draw up plans to return to the moon—for scientific, geopolitical and economic reasons, Boyle notes—this book reminds us that our celestial neighbor is part of our world, our culture and our identity, and always has been.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Angelic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angelic. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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