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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 Long before the players and coaches from UC San Diego graced the court at Ball Arena on Thursday, a god walked among men. Alissa Noe, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025 And expect more artists going down, and people who were once gods 20 years ago. Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Think media executives and political leaders who get to play institutional gods. Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Mountain ranges are graveyards of ghost areas, abandoned by skittish investors or undone by the fickleness of weather gods. John Branch, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for god
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Noun
  • New reaction: Whoa, which baseball deity did this guy irk?
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Apr. 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
Noun
  • Fauci became a hero to many during the pandemic, but was also vilified for his role in the government's response.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Another Miami restaurant has earned a Michelin star, this time for a local culinary hero.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Brooker’s commandment is to worship no idols, most especially of the American variety. 10.
    Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Bobby Sherman’s wife says the teen idol’s body is ‘shutting down’ due to terminal illness.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The biblical command to love our neighbor—whether that neighbor is across the street or across the ocean—comes from God Almighty.
    Eric Ha, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Heavenly Father, the name of Jesus, God Almighty, Dr. King, the list goes on and on: there’s nothing good that the Trumpist attitude can’t make curdle.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025

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“God.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/god. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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