alpha and omega

noun

Definition of alpha and omeganext
1
as in be-all and end-all

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2
as in center

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Recent Examples of alpha and omega The mosaic also depicts alpha and omega, the first and last letters in the Greek alphabet — when paired, they’re used as a Christian symbol. — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The hosts have been funneling through their alpha and omega of SGA and Jalen Williams. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 June 2025 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. — Mark Guiducci, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpha and omega
  1. be-all and end-all
  2. center
  3. cause
  4. marrow
  5. causality
  6. core
  7. causation
  8. seat
Noun
  • Don’t let one path be your be-all and end-all.
    — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of be-all and end-all
Noun
  • The latest forecast predicts the center will pass roughly 115 to 150 miles west of Kauai, close enough that any additional eastward shifts in the track could bring stronger winds and greater impacts, particularly to Kauai, the hurricane center said.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The center makes the protection calls, and often, zone runs cut vertically toward the center.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of center
Noun
  • The agriculture ministry said the cause of the decline in production was in part due to extreme summer heat waves and intensifying drought across the country that caused sunburn, berry shriveling, and foliage shedding.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The next turn of the screw came in 1933, with a congressional investigation of the causes of the 1929 crash.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of cause
Noun
  • Papa also underwent a key bone-marrow transplant in which his sister, Judy, served as the donor.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.
    — HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of marrow
Noun
  • Ancient critics could never quite agree on the direction of causality between Euripides’ formal excesses and the political decay of Athens around him — and Lichtenberg thinks that same ambiguity now surrounds AI.
    — Aris Alexander, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • No causalities were reported, according to Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency.
    — Gabrielle Khoriaty, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of causality
Noun
  • Yarbo later acknowledged the core technical findings and began rolling out fixes.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But the core four aren’t the only transplants from Woodsboro, as Ghostface soon rears its ugly head, directly targeting them and whomever else is caught up in their orbit.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of core
Noun
  • Further research is needed to pinpoint that causation, study coauthors said.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Although there are many studies that examine the potential pros and cons of school uniforms, many of them revealed correlation, rather than causation.
    — Amy Morin, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of causation
Noun
  • The school has also opted into athlete revenue sharing, and its home stadium seats 24,000.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Artists picking stadiums look first for seats that can command a lot of money.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of seat

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