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as in deity
a being having superhuman powers and control over a particular part of life or the world in some belief systems, natural forces like the wind and the sea were gods

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as in Lord
capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe let us give thanks to God

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as in hero
a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion in the eyes of many film critics, Alfred Hitchcock is one of the undisputed gods of cinema

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Recent Examples of god Ancient statues of leaders, heroes and gods tended to embody what their creators believed (or hoped) would endure forever. Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 But the basketball gods smiled on Mullen at the end of the quarter when Keaton Arangua-Egbert banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Mullen a 37-31 lead. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025 Self-inflicted or unlucky, the basketball gods stay smiling on the purple and gold. Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025 The peak is known as the phallic stone of Kanaloa, Hawaiian god of the ocean. Tom Bentley, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for god
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Noun
  • Heralded for its visuals, the fantasy feature follows a young deity who defies destiny and wields supernatural powers to protect his people from his formidable foes.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Growth is the watchword as the filmmakers also weave in stories (well, folktales) from Norwegian traditions concerned with the Norns, a trio of Norse deities believed to be responsible for the shaping of human destiny and tasked with caring for Yggdrasill, the tree at the center of everything.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sinise called the museum magnificent — and something love overdue to recognize American heroes.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Yash’s transformation into a larger-than-life action hero propelled the films to unprecedented box-office success, breaking language barriers.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Take idols in Japan, for instance; they will be made up a certain way and told to do this or not do that.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Some idols have broken free from their labels for a greater share of independence and a little more breathing room.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • The biblical command to love our neighbor—whether that neighbor is across the street or across the ocean—comes from God Almighty.
    Eric Ha, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Heavenly Father, the name of Jesus, God Almighty, Dr. King, the list goes on and on: there’s nothing good that the Trumpist attitude can’t make curdle.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025

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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/god. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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