demigods

plural of demigod

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for demigods
Noun
  • For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Budj Bim assigned the weeping she-oak (Casuarina) trees, whose whispering voices can be heard in the wind, to be the guardian spirits of the landscape.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Based on the book series The Mortal Instruments, the Freeform series follows a girl (Katherine McNamara) who descends from a long line of human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Red must face his demons and pick up the bottle one last time to take down the monster and save his town for good.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The building served as a guesthouse for important visitors and dignitaries, and was first uncovered by a team of German archeologists between 1875 and 1881, per the Greek Ministry of Culture.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Several other dignitaries, active-duty troops and family members attended the event on base.
    Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reeves gives life to John Constantine, a chain-smoking cynic with the ability to perceive the true visage of half-angels and half-demons.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • They’re served topped in a number of ways, on a good bun and with fast-food fries that are actually golden brown instead of pale yellow, as the burger gods intended.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The scheduling gods couldn't have drawn it up any better for Murfreesboro area football fans.
    Cecil Joyce, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But most notably, the surveys identified 35 monuments where images had been carved into stone.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Often, these monuments, when empty, represent an affluent family aiming to communicate its status in Roman society.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The artist’s portrayals of nude Hindu deities, however, stand accused of offending religious sentiments — a reaction his supporters believe is exacerbated by his Muslim heritage.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The ancient Egyptians thought children were gifts from the gods, and that they were protected by deities.
    K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Demigods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demigods. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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