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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
The Sex Pistols and the Ramones were my gods, and each left their own trail of addiction and wreckage inside these walls.
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Gene Park, Washington Post, 6 June 2026
My sister had been named for a girl raped by Zeus, god of all gods, who turned himself into a swan for the occasion.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Knicks basketball in June is a gift from the sports gods that is not to be taken for granted.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
The Marby grave brings together cremation, a stone monument, and this ritualistic deposit of bronze objects, which is synonymous with the end of this era when the treatment and use of bronze objects changed—often left in hoards on land or in water, sometimes as offerings to gods or divinities.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Among his other collections is one devoted to pre-Hispanic gods.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
The baseball gods smile kindly upon Suplizio Field every Memorial Day Weekend.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Hockey gods aren’t supposed to be so grounded, but Crosby has always been this way.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The earliest stories frame weather as the work of gods.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Gene Park, Washington Post, 6 June 2026
My sister had been named for a girl raped by Zeus, god of all gods, who turned himself into a swan for the occasion.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Knicks basketball in June is a gift from the sports gods that is not to be taken for granted.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
The Marby grave brings together cremation, a stone monument, and this ritualistic deposit of bronze objects, which is synonymous with the end of this era when the treatment and use of bronze objects changed—often left in hoards on land or in water, sometimes as offerings to gods or divinities.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Among his other collections is one devoted to pre-Hispanic gods.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
The baseball gods smile kindly upon Suplizio Field every Memorial Day Weekend.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Hockey gods aren’t supposed to be so grounded, but Crosby has always been this way.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The earliest stories frame weather as the work of gods.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gods
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History Many modern hijras cite precedents for their community in ancient Sanskrit texts, which include narratives of people and deities who shift genders or portray mixed genders.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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Among the Greco-Roman statues uncovered are depictions of deities like Bacchus (god of wine), Asclepius (god of medicine), and Minerva (god of wisdom).—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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The unsung heroes behind the state’s 28 ski areas are the patrollers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Meteorologists were among the unsung heroes of this history changing moment.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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Fernandes considers his compatriot and namesake Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United as one of his idols.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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The woman's phone is encased in an undulating rubbery glitter sculpture with tiny portraits of K-pop idols suspended inside.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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“Gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gods. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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