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Recent Examples of messianic
Believing that conversations with AI have revealed hidden truths about the world or suggested messianic missions.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Palantir’s shadowy vibes tend to be amplified by its CEO’s quasi-messianic tendencies.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Year: 2005 Director: Francis Lawrence Runtime: 2h 1m Another in the long line of post-Matrix messianic, pseudo-superhero roles for Keanu Reeves, which is a big problem because the Hellblazer comic this film is based on has a lot more going on than just being a Reeves vehicle.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
But these guys do seem to give themselves this sort of messianic quality, right?
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Palantir’s shadowy vibes tend to be amplified by its CEO’s quasi-messianic tendencies.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Year: 2005 Director: Francis Lawrence Runtime: 2h 1m Another in the long line of post-Matrix messianic, pseudo-superhero roles for Keanu Reeves, which is a big problem because the Hellblazer comic this film is based on has a lot more going on than just being a Reeves vehicle.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
But these guys do seem to give themselves this sort of messianic quality, right?
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messianic
Adjective
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Burnett is a zealous steward of her own legacy.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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What if the sport’s chosen one narratives, hyper-zealous fandoms, and national Sunday worship services weren’t an extension of Christianity, but rather a demonic inversion of it?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For apartment residents or those without garages, the lack of charging options makes EV adoption impractical.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 Wrangler Rubicon 4xe is absurd, impractical, overpriced, and an odd combination of power – which is exactly why people should love it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Another commenter humorously points out the unrealistic expectations of last-minute requests.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The unrealistic expectations lead to premature burnout or firings and a troubling question.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Commissioned by Lincoln Center, the solarpunk narrative explores themes of survival, climate reckoning, and generational power struggles aboard a floating utopian colony in the Pacific Ocean.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ramírez planted the flag in the infield grass before Slider grabbed it, engaged with a sea of fans who didn’t want to abandon the utopian setting at the ballpark, and then handed it to David Fry.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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If anything, his films fight aggressively against a sentimental reading (There Will Be Blood, The Master, Phantom Thread) or pivot so hard into emotional catharsis that the fabric of reality breaks (Magnolia).—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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The film benefits from its avoidance of a too-tidy, sentimental outcome, even if some in the audience might be left craving one.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messianic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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