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noun

plural of grace

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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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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verb

present tense third-person singular of grace

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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Noun

The decision is a rebuke of the defense secretary, who has remained in the president’s good graces through numerous controversies. — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026 While Bell has navigated the situation with grace and issued an immediate public apology for his teenage posts, getting back into the Blazers' good graces remains a steep battle. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The FaceTime skit was very Sophie-and-Margo-coded, but don’t expect their characters to be in each other’s good graces when season 2 picks up. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026 For cadres and others subject to rectification, the process sorts who is in and who has fallen out of the good graces of party leaders. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Not bad for someone who started blogging out of a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf location on Sunset Boulevard, where stars came to him to say hello, trade gossip and get in his good graces. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The region’s attitudes toward hospitality are a natural outgrowth of these broader social graces. — Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 Fame has this way of making other people want to be in your good graces. — Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 11 Aug. 2026 Indeed, any ambitious scientist had to be in the good graces of these Big Players or risk financial ostracism and effective banishment from the halls of Big Science. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Verb

Its new edition, which hits shelves on October 23, coinciding with Art Basel Paris, artist Cindy Sherman graces the cover in full Chanel tweed. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Lancôme’s Idôle 3 Serum Supertint Skin Tint What exactly goes into a skin tint that graces the complexions of Mendes, Holmes, Sarandon, and gets the highest praise from a talented makeup artist? — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 Oct. 2026 The transition to Division I was funded by $32 million in donor funds, including a chunk from Don Mullett, whose name currently graces the program’s home arena. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 New asymmetrical Fieg and Asics branding features on the tongue and mustache, the former of which appears in the latter’s signature font, and a special Kith 15th anniversary graphic graces the insole. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Currently in the midst of an ambitious expansion and licensing operation, the Harrow name graces 18 international schools across seven countries and 14 cities. — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026 His name also graces the Johnson Quality of Life Center and the Johnson Legacy Apartments. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The actress and model first appeared in the magazine in 1996 at age 24 and now graces the pages of its Summer 2026 issue, which is on sale now. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 In the basement of the Clay County Archives in Liberty, his name graces the front of more than a dozen boxes, all filled with information on Multnomah and the Dougherty family. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

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The data breach involved Educational Testing Service or ETS, which provides extensive services to California.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Furthermore, using opioid abatement funds, the county has expanded youth and family support services, co-responder units and other harm-reduction services.

— Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of services

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For Monday meditation, the teaching group has assigned the 10 paramis (spiritual virtues) of Buddhism, which explore topics like generosity, wisdom and patience.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
What unites these seemingly disparate topics is Wilson’s knack for putting himself into scenarios with unusual people that lead him into unexpected territory—a lesson in the virtues of simple observation.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of virtues

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Reflecting on his career as a whole, Domingo says he is often guided by advice from prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, part of which adorns his left arm as a tattoo.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
The story of Sue and Ron Wilson's life together, happily spanning 60 years, adorns their apartment.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of adorns

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This is important to me, because as much as these tech companies claim to be upending everything with AI and claiming extraordinarily special privileges as a result, there is still legal gravity constraining them.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Maybe someone with the right privileges could perform a factory reset or another destructive action, for example.

— David Bennett, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of privileges

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Instead, old-school Milanese glamour decorates every one of the 301 rooms and suites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Lynda Levin, right, looks on as Cheryl Goodman decorates a stone during a vigil to honor of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Indiana Wednesday October 7, 2026.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of decorates

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Firms that know exactly where the line sits hold quiet advantages their competitors cannot purchase or replicate.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Cue the whole nepo-baby brouhaha, the never-ending conversation about the professional advantages that come with a famous last name.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

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