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as in be-all and end-all
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as in center
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Recent Examples of alpha and omega
At the base of the rotunda, serving as an alpha and omega, is Arthur Jafa’s 2016 video Love is the message, the message is Death.
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Mark Guiducci, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
In that simple but powerful recipe, bean and broth are alpha and omega, enhanced by onion and garlic powders, in addition to fresh.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
Content is its own alpha and omega.
—WIRED, 2 Apr. 2023
And for me, the ‘alpha and omega’ is the freedom.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 May 2022
Some call it our alpha and omega energies.
—Emily Goodson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2022
The Hoyas are his alpha and omega.
—Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2021
But Edwards was never convinced that T-cells were the alpha and omega of immunity.
—Jill Neimark, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013
Doncic is the alpha and omega of the Mavericks’ offense.
—Doyle Rader, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
Mark Guiducci, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
In that simple but powerful recipe, bean and broth are alpha and omega, enhanced by onion and garlic powders, in addition to fresh.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
Content is its own alpha and omega.
—WIRED, 2 Apr. 2023
And for me, the ‘alpha and omega’ is the freedom.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 May 2022
Some call it our alpha and omega energies.
—Emily Goodson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2022
The Hoyas are his alpha and omega.
—Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2021
But Edwards was never convinced that T-cells were the alpha and omega of immunity.
—Jill Neimark, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013
Doncic is the alpha and omega of the Mavericks’ offense.
—Doyle Rader, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpha and omega
Noun
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For those whose work is their be-all and end-all, being let go can be earth-shattering.—
BYOrianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2023
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The signup offer, while incredibly lucrative, isn’t the be-all and end-all for DraftKings.—
Gary Pearson | Catena Media,
al,
1 Dec. 2022
Noun
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But neither of those options would satisfy Eleanor, who needs to be at the center of the action.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Gigabyte has made a concerted effort to capitalize on the AI gold rush of the last two or three years, aggressively making and selling AI data center hardware.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The cause of Coulam’s death is under investigation.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The investigation by state and local fire investigators into the official cause of the deadly fire is continuing.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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The patient is then infused with healthy stem cells that travel to the bone marrow.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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The notion of happiness as choice-making swiftly migrated from economic models into the marrow of the broader culture.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Its operating premise—that prosperity breeds inflation—gets the causality exactly wrong.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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If circumstances were otherwise, then perilous paradoxes could emerge: time machines could violate causality, matter could repel rather than attract, and even spacetime itself could be destabilized.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the heart of Vida Caña are four core rums, each sourced from different rum-producing regions and chosen for their distinct profiles.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The Ultimate 2025 Horoscope Predictions for Each Zodiac Sign, According to a Celebrity Astrologer Aries (March 20-April 19) The week ahead is bringing a lot of attention to your core relationships, Aries.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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Of course, there needs to be far more research to prove this is a case of causation rather than mere correlation, but that research is plausible.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Fringe ideas about wellness, disease causation and medications will go mainstream.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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With overseas ballots still to be counted and four seats undecided, Chega could overtake the Socialist Party and become the official opposition.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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One fan scatters his dad’s ashes underneath his seat.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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“Alpha and omega.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpha%20and%20omega. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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