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Recent Examples of Olympian
Starstruck by Olympian celebrity, Persephone rebels against her mother Demeter and sneaks into a party at the Acropolis.
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The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Brock Faber The cornerstone defenseman is slated to be an Olympian next year and the No. 1 defenseman in Minnesota for the next decade.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The former Olympian and reality TV star had traveled to Israel to attend the city's annual Pride Parade, which was canceled because of security concerns following Iran's missile attacks.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Softball The Pointers, who won the school’s first CIF San Diego Section softball title May 30 in Division II and entered the Southern California Regional Division III tournament as the No. 1 seed, shut out No. 4 Olympian 3-0 in the semifinals.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Brock Faber The cornerstone defenseman is slated to be an Olympian next year and the No. 1 defenseman in Minnesota for the next decade.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The former Olympian and reality TV star had traveled to Israel to attend the city's annual Pride Parade, which was canceled because of security concerns following Iran's missile attacks.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
Softball The Pointers, who won the school’s first CIF San Diego Section softball title May 30 in Division II and entered the Southern California Regional Division III tournament as the No. 1 seed, shut out No. 4 Olympian 3-0 in the semifinals.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Olympian
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The red planet is the apple of Elon Musk’s eye, with utopian concepts for a Mars settlement to go along with SpaceX’s more tangible work on a massive rocket to actually fly there.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
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The public discussion still swings between utopian promise and apocalyptic dread.—
Barry R. Davis,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, modifying gravity — according to the MOND prescription — introduces a new fundamental acceleration scale that shows up importantly at small cosmic accelerations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Apr. 2026
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Discover how to watch the cosmic show unfold this week.—
Toni Odejimi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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The problem for galactic-scale civilizations comes down to two numbers.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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With the right story hook, gameplay overhaul, and look, a team of anthropomorphic animals taking on galactic evildoers with agile spaceships in a fun and colorful sci-fi setting feels like an easy win — especially for a company like Nintendo.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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All the while, Gaga played out a loose storyline about her internal battle between her angelic and demonic sides.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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On the flip side, the devil works hard, but the Bravo gods work harder, because, thanks to impeccable timing, this episode couldn’t have made Ciara look any more angelic.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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And while multiple trips to the beach are certainly warranted, there’s nothing quite like a blissful, nostalgia-inducing weekend on the lake—paddleboarding, jumping off the dock, grilling outside, and enjoying time with friends and family.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rent a canoe or kayak and bask in the blissful quiet of the wilderness.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Her ghost of a smile should be parsed as beatific rapture.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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King is known for creating beatific dances in collaboration with master musicians, pieces that feature the artists on stage in San Francisco (though LINES Ballet often performs on tour with a recorded score).—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The paradisiacal destination isn’t that surprising a choice to fans of Kelce and his bride to be, Taylor Swift.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Six inhabitants of a paradisiacal coastal village initiate a pilgrimage on push bikes to save it from rising sea levels.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Olympian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Olympian. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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