Definition of godnext
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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 Religions and their gods do not get along. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026 Walger will appear in the series take on the popular video games alongside series leads Ryan Hurst as Kratos, the titular god of war, and Callum Vinson as his young son, Atreus. Joe Otterson, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 For an organization badly in need of difference-makers who can outscore opponents at five-on-five while playing on value deals, Samanski is a gift from the hockey gods. Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Asking the baseball gods for mercy, probably. Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for god
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Noun
  • Waddle is a diminutive deity in Texas, where whispers of his spirit twist across baseball diamonds and basketball courts and football fields from Bellaire to the Woodlands to Dallas.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
  • An angry deity hurled a firebrand at the swallow, singeing away its middle tail feathers.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
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  • Carson happened to be the great hero of his childhood.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Prey, an unlikely hero off the bench, finished 4-of-4 on 3-pointers for 12 points.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
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  • Project idol group has seen members graduate and join over the years, and currently performs as an 11-member lineup.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Out next month, Star follows the rise of two fictional musical acts—a pop star, Ashley, and Siren8, a teen idol group—and the gradual devolution of fan admiration into obsession, and eventually, violence.
    Jenny Tinghui Zhang, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
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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 31 Mar. 2026.

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