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
So, the narrative that AI is omniscient and omnipotent at displacing labor works well to convince investors to pay inflated valuation premiums for companies that expend huge resources on building data centers and hiring AI engineers and data scientists.
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 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
And the God, who is an omnipotent God, in many ways become impotent, because God has given us the gift to choose.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 28 June 2025
By the way, has Mickey Mouse now been replaced as the most omnipotent rodent in the state by the army of rubber rats Panthers fans have been throwing on the ice?
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 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
And the God, who is an omnipotent God, in many ways become impotent, because God has given us the gift to choose.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 28 June 2025
By the way, has Mickey Mouse now been replaced as the most omnipotent rodent in the state by the army of rubber rats Panthers fans have been throwing on the ice?
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnipotent
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Putting your life up online — and on one of the biggest streaming platforms in the world — is an occupation that requires an almighty thick skin.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Only a sucker would think the curtain close of the Eras Tour marked the end of Swift’s almighty reign in the pop sphere.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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And, unlike sovereign assets, bitcoin carries no risk of default and no exposure to a single government’s fiscal or political decisions.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Following recent announcements by Britain, France and others, around 150 United Nations member countries officially acknowledge the state of Palestine, reflecting a near-global consensus that two sovereign nations represent the only viable path to peace.—
Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Away from the pitch, Beckenbauer was also an old-school captain — and by ‘old-school’, this means a relic from the days when the captain was responsible for selection and tactics, before the football manager had become all-powerful.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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But while Orwell envisioned this happening through a repressive, all-powerful state, Huxley imagined something more insidious: people surrendering their freedom willingly, lulled into obedience by pleasure and distraction.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Much like cowboy boots, moto boots look divine when worn with tulle skirts and cashmere.—
Clare Holden,
Glamour,
6 Oct. 2025
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The siblings believe this was a case of divine intervention, according to WPLG.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Omnipotent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnipotent. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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