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as in deity
a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods

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as in Lord
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe let us give thanks to God

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as in hero
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema

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Recent Examples of god Instead he might have been remembered as another god or angel among many, who came down for a while to heal some bodies, heal some souls, who tried in vain to teach us how to get back to the radix of our lives, then left again. Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025 The deities of ancient Egypt oversaw virtually every aspect of existence, with gods and goddesses representing mundane daily activities all the way up to the cosmos itself. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 May 2025 Such is the thrust of their latest foray into international programming, a series based on the life of Marie-Antoine Carême, a legendary figure in French culinary history — he is referenced as a gastronomic god in The Taste of Things — who has been transformed into a dashing twink spy. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 May 2025 Elsewhere on the sword is the head of Medusa, the Nemean lion defeated by Hercules, and Mars, the Roman god of war. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for god
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Noun
  • These deities were part of a local triad of gods in ancient Thebes (in present-day Luxor) that represented a family group.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Among the findings were rings made of gold and other metals, small gold amulets (including a triad statue of the ancient Egyptian deities Amun, Mut, and Khonsu) and amulets of deities as animals, a metallic brooch, and a variety of beads.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • McNeil went to left field after Nimmo came out of the game and got the hero hit in the ninth.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
  • World Series heroes return to Kauffman Stadium A trio from the 2015 World Series champion Royals made their grand return to playing at Kauffman Stadium, just one week after celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the championship team.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
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  • Eva Erickson had idol and advantage procurements to show off.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 May 2025
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    Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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  • So do East Avenue and Owen Almighty, who will start farther out.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 4 May 2025
  • Owen Almighty, with jockey Javier Castellano (43-1 odds) 21.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025

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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/god. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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