Thesaurus results for GODS

gods

noun

plural of god

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 An impressive theater Each of the three stories of the West Theater was surrounded by 16 columns, between which statues of gods were displayed, often depicting scenes from Homer’s epics. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026 Empires before the Persians, like the Egyptians and the Assyrians, forced people to bow to their gods and adopt their ways. —

Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026 But if the weather gods smile upon you, the Root River State Water Trail provides a gentle to moderate flow past bluffs, pastureland, and small towns. —

Robin Pfeifer, Midwest Living, 23 Apr. 2026 For the Sake of the Children is an audio series following Justin Lucas’ journey in rallying his small, tightknit town of Moriah to stand up to their ancient foreboding gods – alien beings known as the Architects that are thought to be humanity’s creators. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026 This time, Game 2 went into intermission deadlocked and the slate was wiped clean, as the basketball gods intended. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 Bohm, who erected a shrine to the baseball gods using spare bats in an empty locker adjacent to his, just embodies the frustration. —

Matt Gelb, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026 And if the basketball gods were just, the Warriors would be provided a play-in loss — Wednesday or Friday, either will do — and lottery luck. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026 Remember the ice rink & the ice skates that taught us we too can be gods & walk across water. —

Yesika Salgado, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026

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In 2023, the Milk Carton Kids had another pinnacle moment when creating their own event, the Los Angeles Folk Festival, wanting to bring together the voices behind the treasured musical storyteller tradition in a city often preoccupied with Sunset Strip rock deities and annual jaunts to Coachella.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026
The pawangs—who came from a variety of Malay, Tamil, or Arab Muslim backgrounds—also understood themselves as negotiating for safe passage with non-Muslim divinities, including the Hindu deities Shiva, Indra, Krishna, and Vishnu.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2026