as in almighty
having unlimited power or authority
the nearly universal religious belief that God is omnipotent and omniscient
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Recent Examples of omnipotent
In subsequent retcons and embellishments over the years, before the Big Bang occurred for the seventh round, Galan was infused with the glowing omnipotent essence of the Sentience of the Cosmos to become the immortal being Galactus.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
But that shift from ideologue to pragmatist, omnipotent ruler to master delegator, must be emulated.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
The reader is encouraged to root for Paul, but the story’s climax argues that the existence of an omnipotent despot spells bad news for a fragile interstellar empire.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
The gods prove cruel but not omnipotent, and the modern settings exert their own redemptive pull; the final effect is that of a magic trick, in which the characters manage, in each film’s miraculous closing moments, to slip the bonds of tragedy.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
But that shift from ideologue to pragmatist, omnipotent ruler to master delegator, must be emulated.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
The reader is encouraged to root for Paul, but the story’s climax argues that the existence of an omnipotent despot spells bad news for a fragile interstellar empire.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
The gods prove cruel but not omnipotent, and the modern settings exert their own redemptive pull; the final effect is that of a magic trick, in which the characters manage, in each film’s miraculous closing moments, to slip the bonds of tragedy.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omnipotent
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But this doesn’t preclude the desire so many have to believe that not every single thing in the universe can be boiled down to facts and figures and that there is a power greater than the almighty atom.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dynasties Fall There are some concrete reasons for City’s almighty drop—the remarkable development this term.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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That agreement recognizes the Pacific archipelago as a sovereign nation that conducts its own foreign policy but gives the U.S. control over defense and security.—
Danica Kirka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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This imperils not only American democracy but also other democratic sovereign nations.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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North America has been devastated by war and divided between a decadent, all-powerful Capitol and 12 struggling districts.—
Bob Minzesheimer,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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In justifying his actions, some of Musk's powerful Big Tech allies suggest that the only way to run our country more effectively is to install an all-powerful CEO-monarch who can remake the government, entirely free of legal constraints.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tootsie Scooter — officially known as the divine Suzie Toot — has scooted her final toot on the RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 stage.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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At the core of Judaism and Christianity lie divine interventions that rip a hole in the known universe and change the course of history.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Omnipotent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omnipotent. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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