goddesses

plural of goddess

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Recent Examples of goddesses Not just state-of-the-art superbikes that look like Greek goddesses, but even something as rugged and exposed as the Honda Africa Twin comes for upwards of $15,000. New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026 The first exhibitions will trace the evolution of human culture through storytelling, from ancient sculptures of gods and goddesses to Renaissance paintings to photographs, comics, and modern cinema. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance? Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026 Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026 Exceptions included the famed Roman Pool at Hearst Castle, with its shimmering blue and gold mosaic tiles and statues of Roman gods and goddesses. Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Does anyone remember that Scylla and Charybdis are not monsters but goddesses? Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Regardless, fashion history is rife with references to the goddesses and mortals who populate these monumental tales. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2026 But that apprehension is directed toward monsters, goddesses, sorcerers, and nymphs. Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goddesses
Noun
  • The idea came from architect Hal Hayes, who was inspired bythe Great Pyramid of Giza, where a pharaoh built a row of smaller pyramids alongside it for his queens, as Hayes told the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cabins come in four different configurations, with either one queen bed or two queens bunked on top of each other—the latter would be great for small families—and have a maximum capacity of four guests.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • One of the beauties of living in the Midwest is not having to go far for unique and exciting family getaways.
    Rashad Alexander August 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • These color-changing beauties only mate once in their entire lives, so the pressure is on to fend off the competition to find a female.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Like many divas, Houston had a habit of showing up late, and when she was finished, she was finished.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
  • And on the fashion front, wedges and studs are adorning the most downtown divas this side of 2010.
    Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Freeport Bakery owners, Walter and Marlene Goetzeler, opened Freeport Bakery in 1987, selling wedding cakes as well as an assortment of pastries, cookies, muffins, cupcakes, and fruit tarts.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Transfer the sheet pans to the center racks of the oven and bake until the cookies are golden brown and soft in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Patrick Clancy testified that his daughter was into princesses and had a lot of friends.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At the beginning of the Arcadia, one of the princes, Musidorus, courts Pamela, one of the sister-princesses, by communicating to her that his shepherd apparel is just a disguise.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Goddesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goddesses. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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