superman
noun
su·per·man
ˈsü-pər-ˌman 
1
: a superior man that according to Nietzsche has learned to forgo fleeting pleasures and attain happiness and dominance through the exercise of creative power
2
: a person of extraordinary or superhuman power or achievements
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Until China’s swimming superman Pan Zhanle took to the water.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 31 July 2024
Related Articles Nate Wiggins’ personality fits his job Elite physical traits only get you so far as an outside corner matched one-on-one with the arrogant supermen who play NFL wide receiver.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
American officials had long believed that Soviet military personnel were chiseled supermen.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
To massively simplify, Nietzsche’s concept of the superman was that technology would allow humans to determine their own fate as the machine would take the place that God had enjoyed before.
—Paige Hagy, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 31 July 2024
Related Articles Nate Wiggins’ personality fits his job Elite physical traits only get you so far as an outside corner matched one-on-one with the arrogant supermen who play NFL wide receiver.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
American officials had long believed that Soviet military personnel were chiseled supermen.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
To massively simplify, Nietzsche’s concept of the superman was that technology would allow humans to determine their own fate as the machine would take the place that God had enjoyed before.
—Paige Hagy, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2023
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superman
noun
su·per·man
ˈsü-pər-ˌman
: a person with extraordinary or superhuman power
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