the gods
plural noun
British
: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater
The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.
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Mercury, the ancient Roman messenger of the gods, was the name chosen for the first program of human spaceflight.
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, evidence that the planets came to be associated with the gods lies in their very names, which represent ancient deities.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
And the gods are depicted holding lyres and kitharas, and those two instruments were the precedent for guitars.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Then evening fell, a Brazilian named Joao Fonseca entered the building, and a bad day turned into a tennis night out for the gods.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, evidence that the planets came to be associated with the gods lies in their very names, which represent ancient deities.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025
And the gods are depicted holding lyres and kitharas, and those two instruments were the precedent for guitars.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Then evening fell, a Brazilian named Joao Fonseca entered the building, and a bad day turned into a tennis night out for the gods.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the gods
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“The gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gods. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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