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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
Not enough people look back to the ancient world, which is more associated with epic poetry about gods and war than prose compositions.
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Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
Ginori 1735 x The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection The easiest way to spot the Ginori takeover aboard The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Evrima is to look for Luke Edward Hall’s colorful sea gods.
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Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The soccer gods, inherently fickle and usually corrupt, actually rewarded that blind devotion.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
That’s the kind of match the Wimbledon bracket gods were hoping for to open the event, but Williams is probably happier with what came out of the bag Friday morning in southwest London.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
From the 1960s until his death in 2020, Latchford supplied collectors with ornate friezes, temple carvings and statues of Hindu gods, Buddhas and bodhisattvas.
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Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Millions of others who don’t believe in any gods have no national motto.
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David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The weather gods had other plans for us.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
Ginori 1735 x The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection The easiest way to spot the Ginori takeover aboard The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s Evrima is to look for Luke Edward Hall’s colorful sea gods.
—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The soccer gods, inherently fickle and usually corrupt, actually rewarded that blind devotion.
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 June 2026
That’s the kind of match the Wimbledon bracket gods were hoping for to open the event, but Williams is probably happier with what came out of the bag Friday morning in southwest London.
—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
As the inscription had been damaged, researchers couldn’t decipher whether this tablet had cursed four slaves or whether four slaves had cried out to the Egyptian gods and demi-heroes, who knows?
—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
From the 1960s until his death in 2020, Latchford supplied collectors with ornate friezes, temple carvings and statues of Hindu gods, Buddhas and bodhisattvas.
—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Millions of others who don’t believe in any gods have no national motto.
—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
The weather gods had other plans for us.
—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gods
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Evidence of this lies in the very names of the planets, which represented ancient deities, and of the five bright planets, the one whose color appeared to come closest to that of blood was called Mars in honor of the god of war.
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Papyrologist Federica Nicolardi said on Thursday at the same event that the team has already identified a number of intriguing passages, including some on the nature of deities and providence.
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Soldier Valley Spirits' objective is to support military heroes and their families, Greenwood said.
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Colombian fans serenaded their heroes outside the Dalmar Hotel, the team hotel, in Fort Lauderdale Friday night.
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For a place of worship the temple was plain, with a long hallway of overlapping purple carpet and idols carved crudely from blush-colored marble.
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No longer can basketball executives plan for a distant future while waiting on their teen idols to grow up.
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“Gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gods. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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