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Recent Examples of apotheosis
In the role of László Tóth in The Brutalist, Brody has arrived at the apotheosis of his career, drawing together threads of autobiography, professional experience, and persistence.
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Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
There has been understandable interest in why the Premier League has been so inconsistent and Season Three feels like the apotheosis of that randomness.
—Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Similar motifs recur in White’s most explicitly religious work—and arguably the apotheosis of his spiritual vision—Riders in the Chariot (1961).
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
This week’s free dragon giveaway will surely be season two’s apotheosis, an exhilarating pastiche of Jurassic Park and that scene in Congo where the bad gorillas jump into liquid hot magma.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 July 2024
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Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
There has been understandable interest in why the Premier League has been so inconsistent and Season Three feels like the apotheosis of that randomness.
—Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Similar motifs recur in White’s most explicitly religious work—and arguably the apotheosis of his spiritual vision—Riders in the Chariot (1961).
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
This week’s free dragon giveaway will surely be season two’s apotheosis, an exhilarating pastiche of Jurassic Park and that scene in Congo where the bad gorillas jump into liquid hot magma.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apotheosis
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Multi-day vacations remained out of reach for most working people, and many of them resented the upper classes’ summering as a manifestation of inequality.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025
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Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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That figure is more than in the previous incarnation.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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My favorite story in the book is about the contemporary Chicago incarnation (which gets addressed briefly, as an addendum to the traveling festival).—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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But so many of the genre’s classics also involve intimate moments indoors that almost feel like stage plays.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Menu At The Cocktail Lounge Within that setting, chef Marjorie Meek-Bradley, formerly the Corporate Executive Chef for STARR Restaurants, is turning out stellar, elevated versions of American classics.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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With her hair slicked back, fresh, glassy cheeks were the ideal plus one.—
Akili King,
Essence,
26 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: The 1920s brought a redefinition in women's roles and ideals, from social mores to fashion.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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As selective colleges increasingly emphasize authenticity over polished perfection , this distinction has become crucial.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Spanish chorizo brings smoky depth, while shrimp steams to tender perfection right on top of the rice.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Mar. 2025
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Many Republicans have ended their political careers by fighting with Trump, who is now at the zenith of his political power.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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Kendall Jenner has crafted a simple and refined off-duty model style, looking often to The Row for individual pieces and accessories, and finding her rhythm in both high-low moments and more ladylike looks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
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Netflix has now officially been in operation for over a quarter of a century and in that time have largely upended the traditional business models around film and television, for better and worse.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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By 1998, when Lewis H. Lapham filed two reports on the WEF for this magazine, globalization and its political sister, Third Way politics, were at their acme.—
Caitlín Doherty,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The sentence on Cafe Kestrel’s menu is the battle cry of the heroic rabbit Bigwig, shouted in righteous rage at the leader of the enemy tribe of rabbits, at the acme of the story’s great climactic battle.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2024
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