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the apotheosis of the picaresque novel
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Recent Examples of apotheosis
But even with no products, no makeup, an no extra zhuzh, Ross and Union are the apotheosis of melanin magic.
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Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Binet’s Porte was duly constructed late the following year and marked a kind of apotheosis of natural design incorporated within architecture.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The engine and chassis trace their roots back to the mid-1990s, steadily refined year after year until this apotheosis.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Their way to rock-and-roll sublimity, to headbanging apotheosis, is comprehensively barred.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Binet’s Porte was duly constructed late the following year and marked a kind of apotheosis of natural design incorporated within architecture.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The engine and chassis trace their roots back to the mid-1990s, steadily refined year after year until this apotheosis.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Their way to rock-and-roll sublimity, to headbanging apotheosis, is comprehensively barred.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apotheosis
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Consciously choosing the design of this polish, applying it calmly, and visualizing your wishes for the new year transforms the manicure into an act of self-care and manifestation.—
Andrea Carbajal,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the Eastern rites of the Catholic Church, Theophany, which the holiday is often called in Eastern countries, celebrates the manifestation of Jesus’ divinity in addition to his baptism, according to The Catholic Witness.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Beset by injuries all season, including to standout tackles Joe Alt, and Rashawn Slater, the Chargers used 25 incarnations up front.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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And while hating any incarnation of the band without Jerry is valid, so is loving the further trips into music.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Skepta leaned into the timeless male uniform—a black sweater layered over a white-collared shirt, baggy jeans, and loafers—proving that classics endure for a reason.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2026
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Crispy bits of bacon make everything better, but especially this Southern comfort food classic.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Made of untreated cedar, the house has a 3-inch entrance hole and interior dimensions ideal for these larger birds.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The iCVD method supports scalable, continuous roll-to-roll processing, ideal for commercial-scale output.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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And perfection was never my thing.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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California has never been about perfection.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Directly above Sirius, about a third of the way from the horizon to the zenith (the point directly overhead) is Orion.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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The 49ers stored that emotion and exploded on the Eagles the following season, scoring touchdowns on six straight possession for a 42-19 win that may have been the zenith of Shanahan’s career as a regular-season coach.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Each business gets its own model, which is trained only on its own data, competitive environment, and business goals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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That includes models getting ready, up-close looks at the show and everything that went into the planning with the brand's chief creative officer Adam Selman.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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By 1998, when Lewis H. Lapham filed two reports on the WEF for this magazine, globalization and its political sister, Third Way politics, were at their acme.—
Caitlín Doherty,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The sentence on Cafe Kestrel’s menu is the battle cry of the heroic rabbit Bigwig, shouted in righteous rage at the leader of the enemy tribe of rabbits, at the acme of the story’s great climactic battle.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2024
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