gods

plural of god
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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 So Kojima and Mercer, the two great gods of gaming and video games, will certainly get the most important parades. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 Only the football gods know for sure. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 My roots are in ballet and theatre and to be able to return to the stage in The Who’s Quadrophenia rock ballet feels like a gift from the rock gods. Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 Thank you, speaker gods, for spreading the love and savings. PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025 Like other cardio gods before her, Maggie’s greatest love was always surgery anyway. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025 The college football gods have blessed us with another exciting slate of games, including three Top 25 matchups, a Michigan trip to USC and a Red River game clouded by the injury status of a Heisman candidate. Manny Navarro, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 But the Survivor gods weren’t as empathetic as the Uli and Hina tribes were. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 8 Oct. 2025 Despite weekend storms and some early-morning rain, the weather gods were smiling on Celine with blue skies and sun in the garden of the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud on the outskirts of Paris. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
  • The artist’s portrayals of nude Hindu deities, however, stand accused of offending religious sentiments — a reaction his supporters believe is exacerbated by his Muslim heritage.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The ancient Egyptians thought children were gifts from the gods, and that they were protected by deities.
    K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • If this was a novel, the heroes would be Joe Whebbe and Rhonda Paoli, his wife and partner in their design/renovation business, who’ve saved Kamman’s 300,000 books.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The escalating, hysterical hijinks are grounded in convincing dramatic stakes, and only our comic heroes are allowed to be funny, as the monster actors dutifully honor the hammy seriousness of their characters.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Those idols include John, who Carlile released an entire duets album with earlier this year, Who Believes In Angels?
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Pride parades have grown in visibility, and prominent celebrities—including K-pop idols—have come out and boosted LGBT representation.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gods. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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