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
Adjective
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The YouTube hysteria proved an almighty distraction.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sure enough, the video confirmed Lily as the guilty party, with the husky opting to occupy herself with the plant, resulting in one almighty mess.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In one of his latest notes, the strategist downgraded European investment-grade bonds from banks to underweight from neutral, saying sovereign fiscal risk — most notably in France — poses more downside risk to the banking sector.—
Caleb Mutua,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Saudi Arabia announced another new huge real estate project to be developed by its sovereign wealth fund.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And there is the Tamaha, an all-powerful woman, the King’s aunt, who is the keeper of the Life-Affecting Fan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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In Vought’s vision for the U.S. government, an all-powerful executive branch would be able to fire workers, cancel programs, shutter agencies, and undo regulations that govern air and water quality, financial markets, workplace protections, and civil rights.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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The New Moon is ruled by Venus, who’s just come home to Libra, adding a layer of divine ease and elegance to the cosmic weather.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
19 Oct. 2025
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Wouldn’t Bette Davis in Now Voyager have looked divine pinning a Jennifer Behr crystal flower to her 1940s dress?—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Omnipotent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnipotent. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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