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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
Writing and agriculture were so closely intertwined that the Sumerian goddess of grain, Nisaba, eventually also became the goddess of writing and patron of scribes.
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Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
From updos and goddess braids to locs and short Afro hairstyles, there are endless cute natural hairstyles to wear while embracing natural curls.
—Ashley Alese Edwards, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
Yahoo News reports that Berenice II had a remarkable life, becoming a queen worshipped like a goddess.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
It's sometimes used as an honor in Hindu culture and is another name for the goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
From updos and goddess braids to locs and short Afro hairstyles, there are endless cute natural hairstyles to wear while embracing natural curls.
—Ashley Alese Edwards, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
Yahoo News reports that Berenice II had a remarkable life, becoming a queen worshipped like a goddess.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
It's sometimes used as an honor in Hindu culture and is another name for the goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for goddess
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goddess
Noun
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Trending Video For consistency, all of the prices reflect queen sizes.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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The show created by and starring Florence Longpré, a queen of Canadian dramedy, is playing on Bell’s streamer Crave in Canada, and Canal+ in France.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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But that’s also the beauty of it.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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These beauties are smaller, with the foliage growing about 12 inches tall and the flowers extending above.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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In one of the snapshots, the diva is shown wearing a colorful flower crown reminiscent of the iconic painter Frida Kahlo’s signature style.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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Molina is obsessed with escapism through movies, and is particularly obsessed with the diva Ingrid Luna, the titular Spider Woman, played here by Lopez.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goddess. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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