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 With it, fans of the franchise will finally get the chance to meet a whole host of new heroes, villains, monsters, and gods as Percy and his pals embark on their greatest — and most dangerous — adventure thus far. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 The Nordstrom gods have blessed us, putting Anne Hathaway’s exact animal-print sneakers on sale for 50 percent off. — Emma Greene, InStyle, 20 July 2026 But for Christopher Nolan, the true gods and monsters are always found in human genius and human choices. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 July 2026 Snow-capped for much of the year, Mount Olympus, mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods, has captured the imagination through the millennia. — Costas Kantouris, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 However, along the way, Odysseus has to fight off various monsters, gods and mythical creatures. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Odysseus even implies that his delay in getting home might have as much to do with a guilty conscience as with intervening gods or the enchanting sorceress named Calypso. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Richard Brody laments its lack of gods, writing that this modern interpretation neglects a key part of the story and undermines its enchantments. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 There’s a house on the property where Francis Ford Coppola filmed Vito Corleone avenging his mother’s death in The Godfather Part II, but Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were interested in a much older tale about Sicily—one of gods and mortals. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 July 2026

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The Greek myths are rife with petty and meddlesome deities squabbling, playing favorites, punishing harshly, and otherwise wreaking havoc on the lives of mortal men.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
The set features merfolk, seals, homarids and deities that rule over the undersea plane of Nauctis amidst tensions brewing between two warring kingdoms.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 17 July 2026

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Wide Brim Hats Hats are the other heroes of eye protection—and can elevate your style at the same time.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 July 2026
With it, fans of the franchise will finally get the chance to meet a whole host of new heroes, villains, monsters, and gods as Percy and his pals embark on their greatest — and most dangerous — adventure thus far.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026

Definition of heroes

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The childhood sports idols for my generation of cousins were Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela and boxing champion Julio César Chávez, not Mexican soccer legends Hugo Sánchez and Jorge Campos.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
De Larrea clearly has a sophisticated understanding of how to make plays out of the pick-and-roll, a skill one of his idols, Luka Dončić, also possesses.

— Christian Clark, New York Times, 20 July 2026