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as in deity
a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods

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as in Lord
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe let us give thanks to God

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as in hero
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema

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Recent Examples of god Named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune is a world of powerful storms, deep mysteries, and breathtaking beauty. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025 And yet … the hosts somehow still led 7-3, spitting in the face of the football gods and the pop-up showers. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025 On many of those Friday nights, their ace pitcher, Whitey Ford, faced our ace, Billy Pierce, but an evening that began with high hopes usually ended in painful reality, like it was preordained by the baseball gods. Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 The football gods are past due to give the Dolphins a damned break. Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for god
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  • The film very loosely adapts one tale from the lore of the titular Chinese protection deity, an eccentric-looking boy warrior of mystical, demonic birth.
    Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Going further back, a sun disk hovered over the ancient Egyptian god Ra, and in Eastern religions a nimbus halo appeared over the Buddha and the Hindu deities.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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  • But before Prater became one of the unlikeliest heroes of Bills lore, destined to be referenced for decades in one of the most memorable games in the history of what’s soon to be the old Highmark Stadium, his teammates had a sneaky feeling.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • To dissidents, she has been seen as a hero putting her life on the line; to Modi’s supporters, as a dangerous subversive who is anti-national and anti-Hindu.
    Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Chalino Sánchez is the only idol who will remain forever.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
  • General Martin is Maggie’s (Taylor Misiak) Canadian idol and invites to Stroopsdorf with the idea of pitching herself as a mentee, but things get complicated when General Martin and the Colonel develop an immediate attraction.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • Even Ethan Almighty has been affected by the generosity of Supplies Over Seas.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
  • By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • The first — Nietzsche’s 1881 Eternal Recurrence — is a life test by design, echoing Camus’ Sisyphus.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Some cultures, Eliade shows, preserve their eternals by simply denying the force of history; in Lyell’s case, the culture at hand was Christianity, and the ideal was the unique status of humankind.
    Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025

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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/god. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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