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
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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USA Today,
26 Aug. 2026 Some temples may also have shrines dedicated to indigenous gods or spirits of the land.—
Brooke Schedneck,
The Conversation,
24 Aug. 2026 Even Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — our high god of modern glass and steel — clad his first high-rise in 1949, the Promontory Apartments in Hyde Park, in brick.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2026 Over the course of ten wildly successful games, Kratos vanquished mortals, creatures and gods alike.—
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Deadline,
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Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti (or Devi), and their various avatars and related forms became the central deities of Hindu devotion.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Aug. 2026
In Sunday’s Daily News, Mike Lupica, in agreement with Baseball Hall of Fame deity Bill Madden, states that Catfish Hunter and Graig Nettles should be enshrined at the Yankees Monument Park.
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Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2026
This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
During a February 2020 appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Bruce Almighty actor noted his grandson’s love of beating him at video games.
Before Bret can continue to self-identify as Shakespeare’s most famous hero, he’s questioned by Detectives Donaldson and Fregosi, who wonder if Bret isn’t being honest about the nature of his relationship with Matt.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2026
The problem is exacerbated by Mark Wahlberg, pretty handily the most constitutionally unlikely Burton hero of all time.
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Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Sep. 2026
At Disney, Zhao previously directed another genre project based on famous IP, Marvel’s Eternals, which underperformed both with critics and in the boxoffice.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
Before joining Bridgerton, Hannah Dodd appeared in the Marvel film Eternals (2021) and starred opposite Millie Bobby Brown in Enola Holmes 2 (2022).
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Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
He was also asked about being one of Hollywood’s last movie stars, and Clooney swiftly brought up two of his idols and good friends, Gregory Peck and Paul Newman.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2026
He was also dressed as his idol, a true-to-life cosplay that his father, Steve, said he's done for three consecutive Halloweens.
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