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Recent Examples of Promethean The government has accused the music mogul of leading a Promethean lifestyle powered by wealth and fame and propelled relentlessly forward by a combination of intimidation, manipulation, violence and even rape. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 6 June 2025 That is why Candiani spent five years on something of a Promethean task: Coreva. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025 Recorded in a two-week burst not long before his 30th birthday, Cold Visions spiraled between euphoria and Promethean torment, pushing past nihilism and onwards to ego death. Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2025 The rancorous, reptilian, essentially unknowable right—rising from the wastes like Trump, Putin, or Sauron—receives the Promethean gift of historical agency. Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 Farming the Genetic Frontier Supporters see the biotechnology revolution in agriculture as a Promethean step forward, whereas critics see it as the start down a slope to futuristic disaster. Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 The Promethean power of these systems is unlocking languages and dialects that have been unspoken for millennia. Jamie Merisotis, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 As Earth’s inhabitants suffer through what may wind up being the hottest year on record, there’s a Promethean spark of hope. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Aug. 2023 Many of them are here already in the pages of The Earth Transformed, obscured only by the long Promethean shadow that Frankopan attaches to the lonely figure of Man. Ben Ehrenreich, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Promethean
Adjective
  • Distillation is particularly inventive at Loch Lomond.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Its signature restaurant, FYSH at EDITION, wins the hearts and palates of guests with inventive, scale-to-tail seafood (like vanilla gelato with tuna eyes) amid velvet banquets and tropical plants.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Can any of those innovative ideas help solve Miami-Dade’s growing waste crisis?
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The rich use their muscle; the poorer must be more innovative to succeed.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Somewhere, creative teams are readying a rock opera and a Saturday morning cartoon.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And, since Congress expects workers and employers to be (cough) creative when characterizing wages as tips to avoid paying taxes on otherwise taxable income, Treasury is authorized to issue additional guidance to prevent abuse.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Miral is responsible for both of these areas whereas Disney will supply the designers, known as Imagineers for their imaginative use of engineering.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As long as readers continue to crave that liminal space between dreams and reality, Labyrinth and its imaginative literary descendants will endure.
    Logan Karlie September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Russ then tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers — a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish team.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Both individuals are immensely talented and underdog picks, which always is the most exciting for us.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The offense remained ice cold, despite being gifted a run, and the bullpen sprung a couple of leaks.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some people get genetically gifted.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Promethean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Promethean. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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