the gods
plural noun
British
: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater
The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.
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The same goes for the dance numbers, which were costumed to the gods by Alejo Vietti.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
The guitar and the kithara have always been around ever since the gods.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Mercury, the ancient Roman messenger of the gods, was the name chosen for the first program of human spaceflight.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, evidence that the planets came to be associated with the gods lies in their very names, which represent ancient deities.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
The guitar and the kithara have always been around ever since the gods.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Mercury, the ancient Roman messenger of the gods, was the name chosen for the first program of human spaceflight.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, evidence that the planets came to be associated with the gods lies in their very names, which represent ancient deities.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the gods
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“The gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gods. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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