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godsend

[god-send]

noun

  1. an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.



godsend

/ ˈɡɒˌɛԻ /

noun

  1. a person or thing that comes unexpectedly but is particularly welcome

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of godsend1

1805–15; earlier God's send, variant (by influence of send 1 ) of God's sond or sand, Middle English Godes sand ( sand Old English: message, service)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of godsend1

C19: changed from C17 God's send, alteration of goddes sand God's message, from Old English sand; see send 1
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"It was a godsend - One call from Jonathan, and the next day the money was in my bank," she said, adding that the full refund arrived on Saturday ,7 June.

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And they would have been a godsend during the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when every Switch owner was eager to share their “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” creations with their pals.

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Moviegoers — especially ones who don’t live in major metropolitan areas — have little originality to choose from at the theater, which is why “Sinners” felt even more like a godsend from the cinema heavens.

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For Jordan Parker from Doncaster, the funded hours have been an "absolute godsend".

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The measles vaccine was a godsend to worldwide public health, and it's an absolute scandal that this lethally ignorant dolt has any power over public health.

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