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Recent Examples of messianic
Sammie, a troubadour of nearly messianic stature, is no more richly developed.
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A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
The messianic claims of AI’s biggest stakeholders are tautologies: Generative AI will transform civilization; therefore, we must be empowered to steer it in the right direction.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Is that an accurate claim, or an Asahara-like instance of messianic self-inflation?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
But because this enterprise has been spearheaded by a sleazy politician with an almost messianic hold on his fans, Mark Ruffalo’s Kenneth Marshall, too many aspiring space cadets have signed up.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
The messianic claims of AI’s biggest stakeholders are tautologies: Generative AI will transform civilization; therefore, we must be empowered to steer it in the right direction.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Is that an accurate claim, or an Asahara-like instance of messianic self-inflation?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2025
But because this enterprise has been spearheaded by a sleazy politician with an almost messianic hold on his fans, Mark Ruffalo’s Kenneth Marshall, too many aspiring space cadets have signed up.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messianic
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In Seattle, Ellie and Dina find themselves amid a brutal battle between the zealous Seraphites and a ruthless militia.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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And yet every spring passionate hockey fans, or zealous NHL front office executives, watch Stanley Cup playoff games with the conviction that this time both the sport and the league is moving up.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2025
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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One such model is the external control arm (ECA), which leverages real-world data (RWD) to supplement or replace control groups, especially when enrolling patients in placebo arms is impractical or ethically complex.—
Sujay Jadhav,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Lee, in particular, must be ready to sacrifice the unrealistic rhetoric about fully denuclearizing North Korea and reunifying the two countries that has long dominated South Korean politics, as well as the fantasy that imposing sanctions will change North Korean behavior.—
John Delury,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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This has proven an unrealistic stance to maintain; vibe coding is catching on like wildfire across the industry.—
Shahar Man,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Powerful Silicon Valley leaders are prioritizing their utopian vision of the future over the concerns of people in the present.—
John Kaag,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025
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Yet the overall focus is on the utopian community orbiting around the intense figurehead.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2025
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On Monday, May 26, the celebrity chef, 65, shared a sentimental throwback picture of her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, and her late mother, Nancy Bertinelli.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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In Amrum, Fatih Akin stages a sentimental conversation between himself and his mentor, the German director Hark Bohm.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messianic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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