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apotheosis

noun

ə-ˌpä-thē-ˈō-səs

Definition of apotheosis

as in manifestation

the most perfect type or example the apotheosis of the picaresque novel

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Recent Examples of apotheosis For this Welsh immigrant family rose from nothing to produce an American icon who mastered a distinctly American art form — the ultimate apotheosis of the American Dream — and who is, ironically, the most miserable of them all. — Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026 But the apotheosis of the ceremony arrived early, and had little to do with individual personalities. — Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026 Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person. — Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 That may prove to be wrong, but the current conventional wisdom as displayed in the MAGA apotheosis of Vice President Vance tells us that’s what the Republican collective consciousness is expecting. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apotheosis

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Noun

Your question is a manifestation of handwringing, and so, yeah, a lot of people don’t pay attention to it, and that’s okay, and a lot of people do, and that’s better.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 July 2026
Meta’s compute business is also the latest manifestation of the circular economy in the AI race, like SpaceX’s recent decision to rent out data center space to Anthropic.

— Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of manifestation

Noun

Many Americans believe the country is, in its current incarnation, betraying its ideals.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
None of them had heard of the Village People, which still tours in its latest incarnation, with a Willis lookalike on lead vocals.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026

Definition of incarnation

Noun

Other Stones records contain more classics and better production, but none holds together as well as a whole or comes as close to the sublime as this one.

— Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
There are plenty of classics to choose from, including this rich-looking top-handle bag and this all-white shoulder bag.

— Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 10 July 2026

Definition of classic

Noun

This kind of beauty has nothing to do with perfection, which is distributed so arbitrarily and approximated so gracelessly.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Lawrence looks like Main Street perfection — a vibrant haven of craft breweries, indie bookstores and historic hotels.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of perfection

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But at its zenith, the location attracted the global A-list and fashion crowd, both within its rooms and food and beverage spaces, before the arrival of social media.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Instead, all of those previous experiments have culminated in Messi's World Cup zenith now.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of zenith

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Open-source and open-weight models make different parts of an AI model available for developers to inspect, use and sometimes modify.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Unlike some folding bikes – including popular models from Brompton and Birdy – which come with small 16-inch wheels, the Tetra gets 20-inchers for greater comfort over a variety of road surfaces.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 July 2026

Definition of model

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The individual as the atom of decentralization and society or governments as the acme of centralization.

— Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The master Christian demonstrated the acme of faith with works by consistently healing those who were sick and inspiring sinners’ reformation.

— Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2025

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