Thesaurus results for GODS

gods

noun

plural of god

as in deities

a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods

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as in heroes

a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema

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Recent Examples of gods Old Greeks and gods—some famous, like Achilles and Patroclus, others whom even a classicist might struggle to recognize—chat and complain about their condition like real people or clever schoolboys. — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 So Hadid struck a compromise with the weather gods, loading up a simple black minidress with her preferred fall fashions. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 In mythology, Mimas was a giant who killed Mars during the war between the Titans and gods of Olympus. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Wolff also felt Mercedes was due some good fortune from the racing gods. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 In the Middle East, where gods were born, where narratives were sacred and the books in which they were inscribed considered sacramental, the ancient narratives are glorified again. — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Simple in shape, being straight, these trumpets have remarkable embellishments depicting Egyptian gods and hieroglyphs. — Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026 For the crime of vindictive, self-satisfying violence in the name of protecting her family, the narrative gods of Lioness will take it all away from Joe, from a mission accomplished to a family life secured. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026 The likes of Burton and Neville, in particular, were treated like gods. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

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Leading up to that day, people set up food offerings for deities in their homes, including a variety of fruit, such as pomelos and oranges.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The mystic whine of Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry’s score carries us into a hidden world of ancient Thai deities living inside the mountain’s caves and tunnels.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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Others insulted them, settling into the familiar wrestling roles of heroes and villains before ever stepping between the ropes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
As fear of violent crime grew over the course of the 1970s, a succession of popular films featured heroes who bypassed a supposedly ineffective legal system to defeat dangerous criminals.

— Daniel LaChance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of heroes

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He was also asked about being one of Hollywood’s last movie stars, and Clooney swiftly brought up two of his idols and good friends, Gregory Peck and Paul Newman.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
In the old days, record companies sometimes packaged albums with little or no input from the artists themselves, and K-pop fans still argue over how much creative control their favorite idols really have.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026