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heavenly

[hev-uhn-lee] / ˈhɛv ən li /


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His fugues are a draftsman’s rendering of heavenly splendor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

There is something elementally heavenly about the smell of alliums cooking in butter.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

The sparkle implies heavenly powers but not the type that a person might misuse.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Claudius has made himself a monarch again, standing at the head of a shrieking horde of desperate peasantry who believe he can unbar the door to that heavenly place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The Anne Frank who enjoyed that heavenly existence was completely different from the one who has grown wise within these walls.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank