angel

noun

ˈān-jəl How to pronounce angel (audio)
Definition of angelnext
1
as in innocent
an innocent or gentle person would like to think that her child is a perfect angel

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2
as in herald
one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another looking forward to seeing those red-breasted angels of the spring—robins

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3
as in donor
one that helps another with gifts or money over the years the industrialist frequently served as the symphony orchestra's anonymous angel

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Recent Examples of angel My daughter Célestine asked me one morning whether there were angels in our wine cellar. — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 At the recent memorial gathering, attendees watched Angels in the Outfield and remembered the angel who was their friend and loved one. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 The financing was led by OMERS Ventures, with Garage Capital, Panache Ventures, Ripple Ventures, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, and angel investors also participating. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 Wintermute Ventures with other angel investors were also in a 2024 round. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for angel
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  1. innocent
  2. herald
  3. donor
  4. sheep
  5. sign
  6. donator
  7. precursor
  8. forerunner
Noun
  • On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • This increasingly seamless connection between runway collections and store stock heralds a new meaning for commercial, repositioning the role of the runway.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The project heralds from Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors behind 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • This speed can be boosted in systems like NGC 362D, in which a neutron star is snatching material from a donor star because that material carries with it angular momentum.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But Gaviria and Stearns declined to reveal the donors who may be in line to back the effort.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • In the end, the sheep are probably the least of Charles’ problems.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2026
  • With few neighbors to speak of, save for a few sheep or cows in nearby fields, there’ll be no arguing over bedrooms—the views from each and every one are bucolic.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Russia invaded its neighbor more than 4 ½ years ago, and there are no concrete signs that a peace settlement might be possible.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those addresses can help with account sign-ups and management.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
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  • Contributors can transfer stock to the Treasury, which will then invest the funds into accounts in line with the donator’s guidelines.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 July 2026
  • That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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  • Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (also known as October Prime Day) is here, serving as a precursor to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ng, who is Jo Henderson’s oncologist, noted that her previous research found that women who ate more ultraprocessed foods had a higher risk of colon polyps that can be precursors to cancer.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of precursor
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  • Dubbed the ‘American Turtle’ for its appearance, the submarine made three attempts to blow up British ships without success, but is considered the forerunner of modern submarines.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
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