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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
In addition to the pious, persevering Goma and flawed Chandravati in the mortal realm, in the divine realm there are the goddesses Sati and her reincarnation as Parvati.
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Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Like the appeals made by women during the antiquity to midwife goddesses, prayer and supplication were ways to affirm intentions for healthy pregnancies, calm labors, and living children.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Fittingly, her goddess braids, done by hairstylist Coree Moreno using Bellami extensions, looked flawless.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
As the setup cycles through cinematic tropes and makes its way to a predictable catfight over who’s the true domestic goddess, Banks is terrific at communicating Carol’s wordless rage, her workplace competitiveness having shifted to the home front.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Like the appeals made by women during the antiquity to midwife goddesses, prayer and supplication were ways to affirm intentions for healthy pregnancies, calm labors, and living children.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Fittingly, her goddess braids, done by hairstylist Coree Moreno using Bellami extensions, looked flawless.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
As the setup cycles through cinematic tropes and makes its way to a predictable catfight over who’s the true domestic goddess, Banks is terrific at communicating Carol’s wordless rage, her workplace competitiveness having shifted to the home front.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goddess
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Behind them, a Regency-era queen was undergoing WIG PREP, which is the work that’s done beneath the actual wig, while WIG STYLING is the assembling of the wig itself.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pockets are a negligible detail for many, but certainly not for the beloved queen.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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There is one particularly inventive sequence that blends a rendering of Mario in his original 2D 8-bit form, blurry pixels and all, with the 3D beauty of the more modern iterations.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Amal Clooney, queen of classic beauty and glamour, has decided to test it out.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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Pop diva Alicia Keys based this original musical on her own upbringing in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks have been back on speaking terms for a few months thanks to the rerelease of their debut album, Buckingham Nicks, and now the diva himself is teasing that 2026 could serve as a reunion of sorts for the famously estranged exes.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goddess. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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