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as in queen
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
She is known as one of the goddesses of the silver screen during the silent era.
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as in beauty
an attractive woman
Like any guy in love, he thought his new girlfriend was a goddess.
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Recent Examples of goddess
Its origins date to an Aztec empire–era celebration of Mictēcacihuātl, goddess of Mictlān (the underworld).
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Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Later in the show, fashion goddess Tracee Ellis Ross stops by the Paris studio straight from the Dior show!
—Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
The most sensational collision of the FCC, the radio networks, and notions of the public interest was inspired not by Orson Welles but by another multihyphenate auteur, the screen goddess and provocateur Mae West.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Then there is Savy Jackson as Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
Later in the show, fashion goddess Tracee Ellis Ross stops by the Paris studio straight from the Dior show!
—Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
The most sensational collision of the FCC, the radio networks, and notions of the public interest was inspired not by Orson Welles but by another multihyphenate auteur, the screen goddess and provocateur Mae West.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Then there is Savy Jackson as Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goddess
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And YouTube, marketing itself as the global hub of fandom cultivation, became queen bee.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Peru’s cumbia family dynasty Grupo 5, Puerto Rico’s versatile Guaynaa, Argentina’s cuartetazo force Luck Ra, Puerto Rican merengue queen Olga Tañón and Cuba’s rising reparto sensation Bebeshito will discuss how their respective genres have the power to cross borders.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Finding one last meditation on the beauty of Majorca, head to Palma’s western outskirts by car to visit the Fundació Miró Mallorca, a museum on the property where the 20th-century Spanish painter Joan Miró lived and worked during the final years of his life.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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These are the words lead hairstylist Jawara Wauchope used to describe the beauty at this year’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pop star Sabrina Carpenter continues to flirt with the idea of becoming a country music diva.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, a 1940s B-picture conjuring up some heavy Maria Montez mojo, known as Kiss of the Spider Woman — a typically hyperventilating melodrama that featured a vamping diva playing several parts, including the venomous title character.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goddess. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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