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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 But the baseball gods have been notoriously cruel to the Mets, despite their outsize spending. Rob Wile, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024 Magic Leap, another of the old gods of VR, has also recently ended support for its first headset and laid off its sales and marketing teams in a pivot of some kind. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024 Muscular women With the arrival of new gods like Imane Khelif, Katy O’Brian, and Jaycee Cooper, society feels more than primed to welcome an enclave of majestic and muscular women — women that have always been here, but are getting a new moment in the spotlight. Fran Tirado, Them, 20 Dec. 2024 The name harkens back to the building’s first chapter and its founder, and its emblem Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and fertility. Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for god 
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  • Believers melded African deities like Babalú-Ayé, who both spread and healed sickness, with Catholic saints like Lazarus, who granted wishes for good health.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Thought to have been founded during the reign of Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus in the 3rd century B.C., the temple was dedicated to Osiris—a deity in the ancient Egyptian pantheon associated with the afterlife, death and rebirth.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Here’s how the blue-collar hero joined the 10-figure club.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In 2024, farmers became the heroes of sustainability as regenerative agriculture transitioned from a buzzword to a proven reality.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • As a follow-up, Rise moves the 18th-century setting of the original into the 20th century, bringing the mysterious, powerful idol to the attention of both academic scientists and mass media executives who seek to exploit its mind-altering powers.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Mike gave the idol to Omar for safekeeping, and Drea was voted out.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Chief Keef: Almighty So 2 The stopwatch started on rap’s postmodern era with Chief Keef’s Almighty So, released in late 2013—an obscure-sounding record misconstrued in its own time, whose intuitive style would inform just about every major rap trend in the decade to come.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
  • This release will be just over 500 bottles and proceeds will go to Ethan Almighty’s nonprofit that helps animals in need of care.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024

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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/god. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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