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Recent Examples of demigod
In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Disney+ series adapted from Rick Riordan's bestselling book series, Walker Scobell plays the titular character, a demigod navigating the dangerous world of gods and monsters.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
My colleague Bryan Alexander talked with 16-year-old Walker Scobell, who plays the title demigod (and son of Poseidon) and grew up a lot between the two seasons.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
The Moana trailer offers the first look at the denizens of Motunui, Johnson’s shape-shifting demigod Maui and the intimidating tribe of Kakamora.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
The Knight learns that Hallownest was originally founded by a great Wyrm, who abandoned his almighty shell to take a smaller form, that of a demigod known as the Pale King.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
My colleague Bryan Alexander talked with 16-year-old Walker Scobell, who plays the title demigod (and son of Poseidon) and grew up a lot between the two seasons.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
The Moana trailer offers the first look at the denizens of Motunui, Johnson’s shape-shifting demigod Maui and the intimidating tribe of Kakamora.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
The Knight learns that Hallownest was originally founded by a great Wyrm, who abandoned his almighty shell to take a smaller form, that of a demigod known as the Pale King.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demigod
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As Amadeus’ brilliance continues to flourish in spite of his personal demons, a questionable reputation and scepticism from the conservative court, Salieri becomes increasingly tormented by this apparent divine gift.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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But when demons threaten to destroy the City of Immortals, her former lord Indra begs her to return—or else lose both Kaushika and her identity as an apsara.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole is lightly serialized, but following the ongoing story is not really the point; in a meta effort to convey how time is meaningless to the immortal, Stamatopoulos requested that the first season be aired in a random order.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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But in the coterie world of theater connoisseurs, Mays has earned a place among acting immortals.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Take the time to find your incentive to push you along the journey that the angel number 000 is signaling.—
Olivia Munson,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The victim's family and friends showed up at court wearing t-shirts with DeFrances' picture on them wrapped in angel's wings.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Jacobs-Jenkins cannot help noting that among that generation of Bible-quoting civil rights worthies are enough sins of the father to burden a host of sons.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Martin Luther King, Senator J. William Fulbright, and California Gov. Pat Brown all said so and who would know better than these worthies?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
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Of course, there was also John Ashbery, a presiding spirit in his body of work.—
Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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For travelers with an adventurous spirit, Costa Rica’s South Pacific is a dream come true.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Many pop stars mellow into stately eminence in middle age, as Madonna (temporarily) did in her late 30s with 1998’s Ray of Light.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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That’s drawn sharp attacks from Conyears-Ervin’s opponents, given the special interest group’s eminence as a leading target of the political left following the 2023 Gaza war.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The basketball gods do not hand over the keys to the palace to a kid who played 12 games in high school.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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But no matter what the weather gods do, the start of the baseball season marks the true end of winter around these parts and the beginning of the best season to be a Chicagoan.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Why build another monument in the city’s crowded downtown?—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Police say the markers are being stolen from cemeteries, parks and monuments.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Demigod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demigod. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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