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Recent Examples of apotheosis
So, for that matter, is the recognizable Tim Horton’s Donut Shop sign written out in Farsi — a visual joke that doubles as the apotheosis of Rankin’s cross-cultural exchange program.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
This can be seen in its apotheosis on buildings such as 770 and 778 Park Avenue, both designed in early 1929.
—David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
In the role of László Tóth in The Brutalist, Brody has arrived at the apotheosis of his career, drawing together threads of autobiography, professional experience, and persistence.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
There has been understandable interest in why the Premier League has been so inconsistent and Season Three feels like the apotheosis of that randomness.
—Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
This can be seen in its apotheosis on buildings such as 770 and 778 Park Avenue, both designed in early 1929.
—David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
In the role of László Tóth in The Brutalist, Brody has arrived at the apotheosis of his career, drawing together threads of autobiography, professional experience, and persistence.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
There has been understandable interest in why the Premier League has been so inconsistent and Season Three feels like the apotheosis of that randomness.
—Duncan Alexander, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apotheosis
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The tilt of recent immigration toward higher skilled workers from Asia is another manifestation of this same pattern.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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But the truly painful manifestation of distaste for Musk has been entirely legal, as consumers have shunned his cars.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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The movie went through multiple incarnations to finally land at the family-friendly version that De Luca and Abdy ultimately pushed through.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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Superman trailer reveals first look at Lex Luthor, Guy Gardner, Krypto, and more iconic DC characters David, Rachel, and Nick — there have been a lot of incarnations of these characters over the years.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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All of them are classics that result in a total five points.—
Marilú Almaguer,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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No look has to be permanent, and with 2025’s most popular looks leaning into avant-garde classics, taking your hair to a new height is this season’s most palpable trends.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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On top of that, when your roots and pillow are damp, that creates a moist, warm breeding ground ideal for Malassezia yeast, which in excess, can cause dandruff, per Dr. Cheng, or an inflammatory skin condition called seborrheic dermatitis (characterized by itchy, greasy patches).—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
8 Apr. 2025
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This Anker power bank stores up to two full charges for your phone and has a USB-C port ideal for fast charging.—
Jordyn Burrell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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That drive for perfection and to be the best defines Bayern Munich above everything else.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Choose speed over perfection Perfect choices don't exist.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna applauds the fans (Alex Broadway/Getty Images) This would be the zenith, a crescendo of noise.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Conclusion Just as the zenith of economic and earnings optimism in early 2025 gave way to creeping concerns about the durability of growth under pressure from possible tariff increases, maximum pessimism will eventually give way to a better reality.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The tiered model approach allows developers to select the appropriate balance between performance and cost, with GPT-4.1 Nano being ideal for tasks like classification or autocompletion, and the standard GPT-4.1 model suited for more complex applications.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The digital model appears to bear that out, with a porthole showing damage consistent with such a hit.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 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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