as in divine
of, relating to, or being God
the godlike splendor of creation
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Recent Examples of godlike
Kripke was asked about the recent appearance of Gen V’s Jordan and Marie in The Boys, where Marie has godlike powers the show is seemingly dismissing.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Nudity continued to be associated with godlike beauty and power.
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Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
Seasons in the Hindu Kush—Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter,2009–11, has the spectator stand above crushed pots as if surveying terrain from above—the godlike perspective of the Mercator projection, where mountains become miniature and geography flattens into a navigable surface.
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Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Chiefs or caciques held godlike powers and could order laborers to cultivate land or serve in military encounters.
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Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for godlike
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Nudity continued to be associated with godlike beauty and power.
—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
Seasons in the Hindu Kush—Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter,2009–11, has the spectator stand above crushed pots as if surveying terrain from above—the godlike perspective of the Mercator projection, where mountains become miniature and geography flattens into a navigable surface.
—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Chiefs or caciques held godlike powers and could order laborers to cultivate land or serve in military encounters.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for godlike
Adjective
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For virtually all of human history, people were subjects of kings or rulers who claimed divine and unquestioned power.
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The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
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By the end of the movie, even something as natural as daylight has become suffused with a heavenly glow, and the beads of sweat on a dying body sparkle with a beauty that Emily had never been able to find anywhere else in her tragedy of a life.
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Don't forget your in-flight comfort — this heavenly memory foam travel pillow is discounted to just $10.
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There are flag sweaters and skate sneakers and prairie skirts; there are Cheyanne moccasins and Mennonite bonnets and the not-quite-holy Yankees baseball cap.
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The devil invades a Georgetown home, and holy men have quite the job to do on a demonic little girl.
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His larger diagnosis is that the division machine has made every disagreement existential — and that once a political difference becomes sacred, people will rationalize almost anything to defeat the other side.
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But over time, and as reverence for the Revolutionary War generation grew, the political parties sought to prove themselves the truest guardians of the founding principles, transforming it from an argument for independence into a sacred document.
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That lesson came back to me recently during the 33rd yahrzeit of my mother, Charlotte (Lazar) Gildin, of blessed memory.
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Don’t miss the blessed selection of vermouth and sherry.
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“Godlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godlike. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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