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The personal brands of the future will be almost godlike.—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Charisma belongs to the godlike character symbolic of wealth and power, while charm is associated with everydayness, said Sonnevend, associate professor of sociology at The New School for Social Research in New York.—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 The company was founded in 1865 by Kier Eagan, whom many of the employees hail as a godlike figure — including employee liaison Seth Milchick (Trammell Tillman) and ex-floor manager Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), who was fired near the end of Season 1.—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025 In the eyes of many, that godlike figure is Playboi Carti, rap’s biggest young luminary.—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for godlike
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of godlike was
before the 12th century
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