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as in deities
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 heroes
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 gods
Versions of resolutions have existed for about 4,000 years; in Babylonia and ancient Rome, people prayed together, paid off their debts, and made promises of good conduct to their gods.
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
That’s Jets-level misfortune; the football gods telling you to pack it up for the season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
The tower is made up of 18 marble drums carved with more than 2,000 figures, including soldiers, prisoners, gods and animals.
—CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
In a year where men channeled their inner demons into vampires (Sinners), gods (Superman), and even a new Frankenstein, motherhood served as a trippy catalyst for many writer-directors.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
No more rain dances or praying to gods for battle or superstitious nonsense, save hotels lacking a 13th floor or a few people in the woods of Wisconsin.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
And the football gods have staged the Jets and Dolphins like bowling pins at the end of the Patriots’ schedule, one of the league’s softest in years.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
The valuation gods declared a winner in the quest to be America’s premier New York radio station, the callous observer might say.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Black Friday candle sales are bountiful during this time of year, which is just one thing to thank the retail gods for during a hectic season.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gods
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In school, for instance, he was taught about ancient Greek deities, but there was no talk of a native pantheon of gods.—
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Whether through deities, numbers, planets or the seasons, people were always trying to understand themselves and their purpose on the planet.—
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But insofar as that identity was largely and intentionally anchored in whiteness, many of the real stories—just as mythic, just as legendary—went untold or ignored, simply because the heroes didn’t have the right skin color.—
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Our titular rookie is one of many heroes played by pop culture fave Nathan Fillion.—
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Just thinking about having this film play in the same place where one of his idols, Elvis Presley performed, was thrilling.—
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The residency show is a bit of a love letter to the music idols and genres from decades past.—
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“Gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gods. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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