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as in be-all and end-all
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as in center
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Recent Examples of alpha and omega
In that simple but powerful recipe, bean and broth are alpha and omega, enhanced by onion and garlic powders, in addition to fresh.
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Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
Content is its own alpha and omega.
—WIRED, 2 Apr. 2023
And for me, the ‘alpha and omega’ is the freedom.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 May 2022
Some call it our alpha and omega energies.
—Emily Goodson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2022
The Hoyas are his alpha and omega.
—Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2021
But Edwards was never convinced that T-cells were the alpha and omega of immunity.
—Jill Neimark, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013
Doncic is the alpha and omega of the Mavericks’ offense.
—Doyle Rader, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
Power and domination are in this view the alpha and omega.
—Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022
Eric Kim, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
Content is its own alpha and omega.
—WIRED, 2 Apr. 2023
And for me, the ‘alpha and omega’ is the freedom.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 May 2022
Some call it our alpha and omega energies.
—Emily Goodson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2022
The Hoyas are his alpha and omega.
—Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2021
But Edwards was never convinced that T-cells were the alpha and omega of immunity.
—Jill Neimark, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013
Doncic is the alpha and omega of the Mavericks’ offense.
—Doyle Rader, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
Power and domination are in this view the alpha and omega.
—Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alpha and omega
Noun
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For those whose work is their be-all and end-all, being let go can be earth-shattering.—
BYOrianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2023
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The signup offer, while incredibly lucrative, isn’t the be-all and end-all for DraftKings.—
Gary Pearson | Catena Media,
al,
1 Dec. 2022
Noun
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With Ryan Hartman suspended for another four games, the centers left on the Wild roster include Marco Rossi, Freddy Gaudreau, Marat Khusnutdinov and Devin Shore.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The center offers low-cost (and sometimes free) exercise and recreation opportunities, including an indoor olympic swimming pool and the region's only year-round ice rink.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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No foul play was suspected and the New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death, police said.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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The school board fired Martinez on Dec. 20 without cause, and just a few days later, several of those same board members attended ongoing teachers contract negotiations.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Such is the case with organ, eye, tissue, blood, and marrow donors.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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As the bones roast, the marrow becomes caramelized while the outside turns golden brown, adding both flavor and color to your stock.—
Alexis deBoschnek,
Bon Appétit,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump's misinterpreted or ignored causality behind the Russian war against Ukraine could play into Moscow's hands during peace talks.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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In many countries plunged into war, the causalities include civil society.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That's why empathy is often a core value for families.—
Alana Bracken,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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This mirrors Nvidia's strategy with DLSS, which has always leveraged the tensor cores found in RTX GPUs to run machine-learning models to achieve superior image quality for upscaled and AI-generated frames.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In many cases, correlation has been confused with causation and led some to believe refined grains lead to a slew of diseases that shouldn’t actually be attributed to eating a normal amount of them.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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It should be noted that correlated returns do not indicate causation or predict future returns or price action patterns.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2024
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In this foredeck area, sunbeds on both sides are paired with flip-up seats at the bases.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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And pay attention to how your seat movements affect others.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Alpha and omega.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alpha%20and%20omega. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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