as in almighty
having unlimited power or authority
the nearly universal religious belief that God is omnipotent and omniscient
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Recent Examples of omnipotent
They have been denounced as lecherous predators and as omnipotent conspirators, as arch-Bolsheviks and arch-capitalists.
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Today, those who build these nearly omnipotent algorithms are still possessed of a human conscience.
—Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Exactly — omnipotent, completely ignorant to any outside influences.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Scholars like John Lennox argue that the Babel story warns against hubris in innovation, where the pursuit of omnipotent power, especially through AI and synthetic consciousness, may lead to fragmentation and collapse, not to triumph.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Today, those who build these nearly omnipotent algorithms are still possessed of a human conscience.
—Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Exactly — omnipotent, completely ignorant to any outside influences.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Scholars like John Lennox argue that the Babel story warns against hubris in innovation, where the pursuit of omnipotent power, especially through AI and synthetic consciousness, may lead to fragmentation and collapse, not to triumph.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnipotent
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When Stagg’s calculations lead him to conclude that an almighty storm is set to break on June 5, 1944 — the day originally earmarked for the Normandy landings — after a long period of balmy calm, potentially scuppering the entire vast project, his simple but urgent advice is to wait a day.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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Arteta and Arsenal have also had to withstand almighty pressure and a media that have feasted on every one of their stumbles.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Gulf SWFs ramp up spending despite Iran war Against the backdrop of the Iran war, Gulf sovereign wealth funds have stepped up dealmaking over the last few months–with the five biggest funds collectively investing nearly $26 billion at a higher deployment pace than over the previous five years.—
Alyson Shontell,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Today, the fund is the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, holding and profiting from more than $2 trillion in stocks, bonds, infrastructure and real estate.—
Ola Morris Innset,
The Dial,
2 June 2026
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Cusumano tells us about How to Feed a Dictator, an intriguing documentary about chefs tasked with tending to the alimentary needs of all-powerful political leaders.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Coincidentally — though is there really any coincidence where an all-powerful authorial hand is involved — most are beginning new jobs.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The spa is pretty divine, and includes a European-style thalassotherapy spa.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Powerful religious leaders described the epidemic as divine punishment.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
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“Omnipotent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnipotent. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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