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as in services
an act of kind assistance
in Victor Hugo's novel, Les Misérables, Jean Valjean's decision to go to jail for the man mistaken for him is a grace that goes beyond thanks
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as in virtues
a quality that gives something special worth
as if taste were not enough, red wine has the added grace of being healthy for the heart
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as in adorns
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence
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Recent Examples of graces
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
But with Zelensky now in the good graces of the White House after an explosive meeting at the White House in February, the meeting on Sunday will send a message to Moscow.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Stay in consumers’ good graces.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2025
Advertisement For six years, Erdogan tried to have it both ways — keeping the Russian missiles while lobbying for a return to America’s good graces.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
For instance, India has had to limit its connections with Iran to stay in the good graces of Israel, the United States, and the Gulf states.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In Southern households, social graces are often taught right alongside our ABCs and 123s.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Bieber wasn’t pleading for forgiveness and a return to pop’s good graces this time.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Think of Walt and Jesse’s meticulous cook sessions or a two-minute sequence in Saul’s second season that depicts Kim grinding her way back into her law firm’s good graces.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
Fans of New York’s Smør will find this pendant graces their interiors a dozen times over, a reference to their love of Danish design.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Throughout town, work by local artists graces coffee shops, tour check-in areas, and outdoor spaces.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
And because no Baroque masterpiece is complete without a nod to the divine, a private chapel graces the estate, adding an air of spiritual grandeur.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny graces the cover of Billboard‘s October Issue 14.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
His name graces snippets of poems and songs graffitied in alleyways.
—Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
New artwork graces guest room wall, which are also adorned with books whose covers match the color scheme of the design.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Consider, for example, the photograph that graces the cover of his forthcoming album, Mark William Lewis.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
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His daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, have remained in the Windsor dynasty's good graces following Andrew's banishment.
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For every glossy star that graces the screen, there are hundreds of artists toiling away in dark editing rooms and squinting at computer screens to make movie magic possible.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for graces
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Every January, companies from around the world gather to flaunt new technologies, products and services.—
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Instead, the program will change where the sales tax dollars go — redirecting dollars that would have otherwise been added to the state’s general fund to pay for highways, schools and other services to pay off the project’s debt and retire the bonds.—
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As investors watched closely, even Republicans who hesitated to condemn the probe were careful to extol the virtues of an independent central bank.—
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Acts like Children of the Day, Larry Norman, and Love Song would perform, but the event was organized by Billy Graham and Bill Bright’s Campus Crusade for Christ, which preached the virtues of conservative Christianity to college students across the nation.—
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Walk a bit deeper inside, and a collage of memories adorns a wall near their kitchen.—
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Now on at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue (the limited season ends on Saturday), an illuminated image of Shields as Dunne adorns the marquee.—
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People convicted of crimes now enter the state prison at level 2 and must wait at least eight months to move to level 4, which allows for the most privileges.—
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In October, King Charles stripped his younger brother Prince Andrew of all royal titles and privileges, leaving him a commoner known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.—
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Critics say those distinctions are arbitrary and unfair, being based on outdated assumptions and bad science.—
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To add to the complexity, smoke taint is inflected by subtle distinctions between grape varietals, too.—
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Alcoves hold large bronze sculptures; in the center is a large table that the family decorates to complement the season.—
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Later, while Meghan decorates the tree, the camera stops on an ornament dedicated to him — a quiet, touching tribute to the rescue dog who’d been by her side since before royal life and died last winter.—
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That flexibility is one of the biggest advantages travelers have today.—
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Those advantages will show up Sunday.—
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Limbaugh did not rule on the merits of the lawsuit on Friday, but the case could have broader implications on Missouri’s efforts to keep the Royals inside state lines.—
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To be clear, keeping Dvorak around beyond this season does have its merits.—
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“Graces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graces. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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