1
as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
the almighty shock that we got when we received the bill
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2
as in sovereign
having unlimited power or authority
when we are young, we want our parents to be almighty and to be able to make everything right when something goes wrong
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as in damn
to a great degree
that's an almighty large pumpkin you've grown there
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as in God
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
the missionaries gave thanks to the Almighty for their miraculous deliverance from death
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Recent Examples of almighty
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Chasing after a simpler trail of culpability keeps us circling back, decade after decade, to figure out how the music industry that enabled R. Kelly, a church of the almighty dollar where the hit is holy, has yielded yet another golden-eared terror.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2020
God almighty, coming from a council house in North London, my god.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 5 June 2022
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong By Raymond Bonner
Almighty, by Dan Zak
One night in July 2012, an 82-year-old nun named Megan Rice and two companions break into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
—Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
But when a deadly accident shines a harsh spotlight on Alex, his wife Maggie, and their sons Buster and Paul, the almighty Murdaugh facade begins to crumble leading Alex to take increasingly desperate measures to preserve the family name and protect his dark secrets.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Chasing after a simpler trail of culpability keeps us circling back, decade after decade, to figure out how the music industry that enabled R. Kelly, a church of the almighty dollar where the hit is holy, has yielded yet another golden-eared terror.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
Adverb
Oh, my God, almighty.
—Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2020
God almighty, coming from a council house in North London, my god.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 5 June 2022
Noun
Bruce Almighty jaunts through the travails of an ordinary person gifted the abilities of God, but there’s a cosmic horror to the prospect of a man accruing that kind of power.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong By Raymond Bonner
Almighty, by Dan Zak
One night in July 2012, an 82-year-old nun named Megan Rice and two companions break into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
—Jared Sullivan, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for almighty
Adjective
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The Chiefs tallied another three points from Butker as both defenses were noticeably intense and solid as the first quarter ended 6-3 Kansas City.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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The single performs even better on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, which is compiled in the same way as the Rock Digital Song Sales list, only the focus is exclusively on the more intense, harder style of the genre.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Saudi sovereign wealth funds have taken large stakes in American businesses while also looking at sports as well.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Last year, BlackRock's head of bitcoin and crypto said sovereign wealth funds are showing interest in bitcoin alongside wild speculation that Qatar's sovereign wealth fund was exploring buying bitcoin.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The initial iteration of the program, launched with partners Nike and Right to Dream, gave six Ghanaian women the chance to participate in a three-month intensive coaches training experience.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 2002, the Israeli military occupied the camp after 10 days of intensive fighting, according to the UN, during which time more than 400 houses were destroyed and over a quarter of the camp’s population was displaced.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In its formulation, the problem of evil is a simple one: How can an omniscient, omnipotent and all-good God allow evil and suffering to occur in the world?—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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But that shift from ideologue to pragmatist, omnipotent ruler to master delegator, must be emulated.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
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Just one decade later, he's become one of Meta's fiercest competitors BYMarco Quiroz-Gutierrez January 15, 2025 7 hours ago Personal Finance A woman purchased a vacant Hawaiian lot for about $22,000.—
Chloe Berger,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Rubio was a fierce Trump critic during the contest for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Your mind is all-powerful right now.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a quick-witted space pirate who has mastered the all-powerful force and befriends a group of children trying to find their way home after getting lost in the galaxy.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The police chief also told the outlets that the house was extremely dirty, telling WTAE that dog and rodent feces were building up on the floor and that the family members might be suffering from a hoarding disorder.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Under normal storm conditions, the risk to trees is extremely low.—
The Sacramento Bee,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Almighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/almighty. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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