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But how will the Four defeat an almost godlike being, even with their impressive superpowers?—ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025 While the movie never explains what this means exactly, in the comics, the Power Cosmic is an unlimited source of energy that only godlike beings such as Galactus can utilize.—EW.com, 25 July 2025 All that matters is making sure that the godlike AI is good and comes soon and is friendly and helpful to us.—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025 The insane sanctity and maddened madness of ungodly godlike Ahab don’t help me.—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for godlike
Word History
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
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