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as in queen
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity
one of the goddesses of the silver screen during the silent era
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as in beauty
a lovely woman
like any guy in love, he thought his new girlfriend was a goddess
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Recent Examples of goddess
Place fresh flowers or herbs like daisies, roses or lavender in your home as offerings to the goddess.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Inscriptions on the walls of the entrance reference the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, but the name of the king buried within the tomb is illegible.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
This powerful Greek name actually stems from Demeter, a Greek goddess.
—Lydia Wang, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Inscriptions on the walls of the entrance reference the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, but the name of the king buried within the tomb is illegible.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
This powerful Greek name actually stems from Demeter, a Greek goddess.
—Lydia Wang, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goddess
Noun
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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As Markle's version of Goop, The Tig was about living a worldly life, broadening your horizons, and aspiring for beauty and wellness in the everyday.—
Alanna Bennett,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the temperature-regulating silk was super breathable, resulting in true beauty sleep.—
Health Editorial Team,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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The golfing diva, Paige Spiranac, has always been a fan favorite, especially because of her unapologetic opinions and for always speaking her mind.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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This affordable cluster lash can be natural or built for a diva look.—
Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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Fortunately, advanced modeling techniques are finally solving these challenges without relying on user-tracking technologies like pixels and cookies.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Natural colors can be sensitive to heat, light, oxygen and changes in pH. Pigments extracted from berries, cabbage, and red radishes, for instance, may register as a purply-blue when used in a neutral-pH cookie dough but change to a pastel pink when added to an acidic lemonade.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Goddess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goddess. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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