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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
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.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The sports gods shined on them for once in a long while.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
While the baseball gods were clearly not on the Orioles' side during Taveras' at-bat, his teammates managed to overcome the free out and score two runs in the bottom of the frame to tie things up at 4-4.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Not every artist is waiting for the algorithmic gods to show up.
—John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026
The nonprofit civil rights organization FAIR, which supports the LDS Church, argued that is not true – that the church believes in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, not multiple gods.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
The Sex Pistols and the Ramones were my gods, and each left their own trail of addiction and wreckage inside these walls.
—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
David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
The weather gods had other plans for us.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The sports gods shined on them for once in a long while.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
While the baseball gods were clearly not on the Orioles' side during Taveras' at-bat, his teammates managed to overcome the free out and score two runs in the bottom of the frame to tie things up at 4-4.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Not every artist is waiting for the algorithmic gods to show up.
—John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026
The nonprofit civil rights organization FAIR, which supports the LDS Church, argued that is not true – that the church believes in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, not multiple gods.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
The Sex Pistols and the Ramones were my gods, and each left their own trail of addiction and wreckage inside these walls.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gods
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Instead, Chesnut said, indigenous people linked the figure with the death deities of their own ancient belief systems.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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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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Lucas had a habit of taking words from other languages, and the name for his films' lightsaber-wielding heroes is believed to have come from the Japanese word jidaigeki, a term used for historical samurai.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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There are no heroes in the Brendan Sorsby case.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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All advantages and idols are all transferrable at all times — aside from after the votes are read at Tribal Council.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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In the midst of it all, young children decked out in Algerian gear hemmed and hawed at their idols.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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“Gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gods. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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