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Recent Examples of apotheosis
Similar motifs recur in White’s most explicitly religious work—and arguably the apotheosis of his spiritual vision—Riders in the Chariot (1961).
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
This week’s free dragon giveaway will surely be season two’s apotheosis, an exhilarating pastiche of Jurassic Park and that scene in Congo where the bad gorillas jump into liquid hot magma.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 July 2024
The apotheosis of this bemusing sentiment was the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Of course, formerly powerful women lashing out at a looming insignificance has at times been a staple of Hollywood cinema; the apotheosis is the delusional diva Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
This week’s free dragon giveaway will surely be season two’s apotheosis, an exhilarating pastiche of Jurassic Park and that scene in Congo where the bad gorillas jump into liquid hot magma.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 28 July 2024
The apotheosis of this bemusing sentiment was the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Of course, formerly powerful women lashing out at a looming insignificance has at times been a staple of Hollywood cinema; the apotheosis is the delusional diva Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apotheosis
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Related Story In general, Becker said consumers’ intrigue in crystals, manifestation and natural healing is coming through in fashion.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Super Bowl may just be one Sunday night, but the festivities last all weekend long — and this year, New Orleans brought out the very best, from manifestation queen, Doechii, to Janelle Monae, T-Pain, Shaquille O’Neil, and more, the marathon buildup to the big game was as electric as ever.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Is there a more modern incarnation of Tantalus and his brethren?—
Daniel Seifert,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Feb. 2025
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What was modern about it is that people got seduced by a man that was an incarnation of a man very different from what they were used to seeing in society.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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Directing over 100 feature film, video and television productions in the last 35 years, Miike is known for cult classics like Audition (2000), Ichi the Killer (2001) and 13 Assassins (2011).—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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The woody note started making its way into fragrances shortly thereafter, and in 2006, this cult classic was born.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025
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To be clear, whimsy is an ideal that has been with Rogers for many seasons.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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But these ideals cannot be achieved without taking on our broken Social Security program.—
Star Parker,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Each box contains three 10-ounce bags of rice that cook to fluffy perfection in just 3 minutes.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2025
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Or home fries coated in a mix of water and cornstarch and baked to crispy perfection?—
Sarah Schutte,
National Review,
2 Feb. 2025
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Monster Hunter World was a zenith for the franchise, delivering a superb and accessible action experience enjoyed by millions.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Now that the agencies have determined that the sun has reached the zenith of Solar Cycle 25, sunspots located in regions of intense magnetic activity should increase.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
1 Nov. 2024
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His work is grounded in a three-layer model developed during his time at C4ADS: data management, analysis, and requirements.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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That sale was followed by the film’s Oscar win, which helped make docs a cornerstone of Netflix’s business model.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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By 1998, when Lewis H. Lapham filed two reports on the WEF for this magazine, globalization and its political sister, Third Way politics, were at their acme.—
Caitlín Doherty,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The sentence on Cafe Kestrel’s menu is the battle cry of the heroic rabbit Bigwig, shouted in righteous rage at the leader of the enemy tribe of rabbits, at the acme of the story’s great climactic battle.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2024
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