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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
No army in history seemed ever to have been more ragged and motley and mongrel and polyglot than the Continental, rich and poor, learned and illiterate, from boys to old men, skilled and unskilled, born all over the world, speaking dozens of languages, believing in different gods and in no god.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Black Friday candle sales are bountiful during this time of year, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during a hectic season.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2025
Then, in among all the sparkles and squeals and oh-my-gods and you-look-so-beautifuls, a figure of doom cut through the glitter like a chain saw.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Sometimes the Survivor gods do not give with both hands.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Religious identity, too, was communicated via long prayers addressed to personal gods or via images depicting gods and worshippers.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
They’re served topped in a number of ways, on a good bun and with fast-food fries that are actually golden brown instead of pale yellow, as the burger gods intended.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Black Friday candle sales are bountiful during this time of year, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during a hectic season.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2025
Then, in among all the sparkles and squeals and oh-my-gods and you-look-so-beautifuls, a figure of doom cut through the glitter like a chain saw.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Sometimes the Survivor gods do not give with both hands.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Religious identity, too, was communicated via long prayers addressed to personal gods or via images depicting gods and worshippers.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
—Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
They’re served topped in a number of ways, on a good bun and with fast-food fries that are actually golden brown instead of pale yellow, as the burger gods intended.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gods
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Culturally, Shinto and Buddhist traditions emphasize respect for life and nature, which are deeply valued in Japan; in Nagano and Gifu prefectures, black bears are sometimes revered as mountain deities, researchers wrote in a paper this summer.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dean boasts a great lineage coming from the prestigious BRIT School that produced music deities like Adele and Amy Winehouse.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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In late 1949, one of Margolick’s heroes, the NBC vice-president Pat Weaver, rescued Liebman and his troupe.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Destiny features a heroes and villains theme.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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Other artists always inspire me — not just idols, but illustrators and even fashion accounts.—
Billboard Korea,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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Those who dream of getting paid to not work have a new set of idols to look up to.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gods. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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