as in almighty
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knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge
an omniscient deity The novel has an omniscient narrator.
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Recent Examples of omniscient
Amodei’s and Hassabis’s visions that omniscient computer programs will soon end all disease is worth any amount of spending today.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
So does narration that alternates between the main characters and an omniscient author, using first, second or third person singular, depending.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
And to Cumming’s amusement, the cast seems genuinely scared of him at times, treating him as an almost omniscient voice of God on the show.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
At its core, the multiverse is like an omniscient crystal ball that displays all fortunes rather than just one.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
So does narration that alternates between the main characters and an omniscient author, using first, second or third person singular, depending.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
And to Cumming’s amusement, the cast seems genuinely scared of him at times, treating him as an almost omniscient voice of God on the show.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
At its core, the multiverse is like an omniscient crystal ball that displays all fortunes rather than just one.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omniscient
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Over near the western end of Europe, the UK is busy building one of the world’s most expensive railway projects, known as HS2 (High Speed 2), which now costs an almighty $416 million per mile.Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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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
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The room got quiet and sad—omnipotent AI was a horse of a different color.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Oli Kay has touched on this today: the dying light of the days when a club’s manager was omnipotent.Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Feel your immortal soul being warmed and suffused with pleasures both rare and immeasurable.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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But incredibly, when faced with threats from injury to starvation, the immortal jellyfish can reverse the process, turning the clock backward.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Officials were trying to convince the supreme leader to change his mind, according to a second leader who spoke from Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.Brian Cheng, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nasrallah spoke Persian, had lived for a time in Iran, and was the only major figure in the region who considered Iran’s supreme leader to be his spiritual guide.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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But the situation has improved and cricket's bid for inclusion was pushed by the Asian Cricket Council, who until recently were led by all-powerful Jay Shah.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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In this universe, humanity worships Santa as if he as an all-powerful interplanetary dictator.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
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Which at the very least will hopefully cause people to rethink the market prices that economists rely on to allegedly divine whether or not there’s inflation.John Tamny, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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And Noa Cohen, who plays Mary, is innocent, modest and believable as a young woman who receives the divine message from Saint Gabriel the Archangel, Pronechen added.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Omniscient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omniscient. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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