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Recent Examples of messianic
That would get the doomsday Democrats and the messianic mullahs in Tehran talking.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Still, analysts say the combination of messianic belief and absolutist ideology creates a system in which confrontation is not only expected, but justified.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Get ready for a 17-year time jump, as Timothée Chalamet's older, more jaded Paul Atreides continues to wrestle with holy war, his messianic status, and the fallout from opting to marry Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) rather than his Fremen girlfriend Chani (Zendaya).
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Dreamers has flat spots here and there, but its messianic clarity never has trouble filling the room.
—Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Still, analysts say the combination of messianic belief and absolutist ideology creates a system in which confrontation is not only expected, but justified.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Get ready for a 17-year time jump, as Timothée Chalamet's older, more jaded Paul Atreides continues to wrestle with holy war, his messianic status, and the fallout from opting to marry Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) rather than his Fremen girlfriend Chani (Zendaya).
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Dreamers has flat spots here and there, but its messianic clarity never has trouble filling the room.
—Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messianic
Adjective
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Has the price paid by our nation over the past year been worth the zealous methods employed by immigration enforcement agencies?—
Sheldon Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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The commission is led by a zealous proponent of prediction markets, Michael Selig, who has tangled with several states in court to preserve his agency's regulatory jurisdiction over the growing industry.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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There are better ways to eliminate smoking than impose an impractical mandate that creates a permanent class of disenfranchised adults.—
Alex Weatherall,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Disproportionate chair or lighting size feels off—and can be impractical, too.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Pressure from unrealistic expectations for a national team that had qualified for only two previous World Cups and never advanced past the second round.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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But in an interview with British GQ published Monday, Elba himself dismissed the talk as unrealistic, saying certain audiences would never accept a Black man in the iconic role of the British superspy.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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This is why the global village is not a utopian concept or ideal state for McLuhan.—
Brian A. Cogan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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There was little interest in either automation panic or utopian hype.—
C.M. Rubin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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The United States went to war in 2001 and 2003 with a very moralistic, very crusading view of war, a very black-and-white view that there were good guys and bad guys, and America would wield the swift sword of justice.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Or, for Mark Layne, sentimental.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The month begins with Mercury entering sentimental Cancer on June 1, adding a layer of sensitivity, intuition and vulnerability to our exchanges.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messianic. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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