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as in deities
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 heroes
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 gods
Religious identity, too, was communicated via long prayers addressed to personal gods or via images depicting gods and worshippers.
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Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Thank you, Survivor gods for keeping Sage and Shannon on the same beach.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Black Friday candle sales are bountiful during this time of year, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during a hectic season.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025
Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
They’re served topped in a number of ways, on a good bun and with fast-food fries that are actually golden brown instead of pale yellow, as the burger gods intended.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
The scheduling gods couldn't have drawn it up any better for Murfreesboro area football fans.
—Cecil Joyce, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
So Kojima and Mercer, the two great gods of gaming and video games, will certainly get the most important parades.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Thank you, Survivor gods for keeping Sage and Shannon on the same beach.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Black Friday candle sales are bountiful during this time of year, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during a hectic season.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025
Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
They’re served topped in a number of ways, on a good bun and with fast-food fries that are actually golden brown instead of pale yellow, as the burger gods intended.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
The scheduling gods couldn't have drawn it up any better for Murfreesboro area football fans.
—Cecil Joyce, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
So Kojima and Mercer, the two great gods of gaming and video games, will certainly get the most important parades.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gods
Noun
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In Babylonian and Assyrian artworks, too, feathers are often seen covering the bodies of deities or embellishing royal crowns.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Foundation Rock also highlights her relationship with other protective deities, consistently linking her power to myths and the spiritual undertone of water.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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This championship evening required multiple heroes.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Even literary heroes had been growing more submissive, Whyte claimed.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Other artists always inspire me — not just idols, but illustrators and even fashion accounts.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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Those who dream of getting paid to not work have a new set of idols to look up to.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gods. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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