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Trapped in a system that rewards perfection and punishes weakness, Janie spirals toward a godlike ideal that’s slowly destroying her from within.—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 May 2026 The term implies godlike deftness and speed but also a certain impersonal coldness — skill at the expense of passion.—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026 The oldest institution in the world meets secular upstarts bent on creating godlike technology.—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026 In fact, the anthropological literature is full of examples where academics claiming such a triumphal godlike position really just foster a neocolonial project.—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for godlike
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of godlike was
before the 12th century