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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 Only the football gods know for sure. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 My roots are in ballet and theatre and to be able to return to the stage in The Who’s Quadrophenia rock ballet feels like a gift from the rock gods. Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 Which is why the Beats Pill felt like the speaker gods finally answered my prayers. PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025 And lo, here strode Escanor, god of sunlight and pride. New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for god
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Noun
  • Foundation Rock also highlights her relationship with other protective deities, consistently linking her power to myths and the spiritual undertone of water.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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  • Any trip back in time that begins as a quest for heroes or villains is fatally flawed from the start.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And in the imperfect hero who is Carol Sturka, viewers get a role model who doesn’t let her own anger or grief stop her from trying to save the world.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Would Rizo have played his idol?
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • She's hit a few career highlights already, like performing with her idol David Blaine and working with Complex to host her own YouTube show.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 30 Oct. 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 2 Nov. 2025.

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