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providential

[prov-i-den-shuhl] / ˌprɒv ɪˈdɛn ʃəl /


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Efraín, meanwhile, welcomes her as a sort of providential poet of the underclass, and wants her to read at the opening of a poetry festival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“Over the last few days, many people have said it was a providential moment.”

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024

Everything else, he seemed to suggest, will follow, almost automatically, from that providential arrival.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2024

Instead of communicating with a cop, he exchanges information with Trudy via providential walkie-talkies.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

It was providential that we would live together for those four years at college, and after graduation, we continued a friendship that was a healing balm.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry