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Recent Examples of messianic
In the context of Herbert’s Dune, the multi-millennia-long conspiracy in human engineering necessary to yield a messianic hero of startling apocalyptic power sounds supercool, giving Paul a Chosen One stature of virtually unparalleled magnitude.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Many of those supporters subscribe to the messianic belief that Schneerson is still alive.
—Jake Offenhartz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
The complex is set to become an even more incendiary flashpoint: a growing far-right messianic movement, once on the fringes, is making its way into the mainstream with the aim of establishing a Jewish monopoly over the entire compound, conducting animal sacrifices there, and rebuilding the temple.
—Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
The Second Temple era ended after the Zealots took over with messianic visions and almost destroyed the Jewish people, almost destroyed the Jewish religion, which had to then reinvent itself.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Many of those supporters subscribe to the messianic belief that Schneerson is still alive.
—Jake Offenhartz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
The complex is set to become an even more incendiary flashpoint: a growing far-right messianic movement, once on the fringes, is making its way into the mainstream with the aim of establishing a Jewish monopoly over the entire compound, conducting animal sacrifices there, and rebuilding the temple.
—Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
The Second Temple era ended after the Zealots took over with messianic visions and almost destroyed the Jewish people, almost destroyed the Jewish religion, which had to then reinvent itself.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for messianic
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That hasn't stopped zealous Wheel fans from lambasting the contestant from Tallahassee, Florida across social media for her mistake.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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The body of evidence raised questions about what might happen if a very zealous person took regular baths in a readily available antimicrobial soap.—
Keren Landman,
Vox,
2 Jan. 2025
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On top of that, Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, which may serve as a looming — albeit impractical — deadline for recovery.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Developing advanced tools entirely in-house is often impractical for financial institutions.—
Rahim Harji,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Decades of unrealistic expectations placed on the shoulders of women have programmed many moms and the people around them to believe women should be able to do it all.—
Jazmine Denise Thompson,
Essence,
22 Jan. 2025
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Arteta has found solutions for old problems as new ones emerge, and fixing all of them is unrealistic considering Arsenal have midweek matches for the next three weeks (two Champions League fixtures and a Carabao Cup second-leg trip to Newcastle United).—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Sly and the Family Stone were a multi-ethnic, multi-gender, multi-genre group when such concepts still seemed impossibly utopian on both the charts and the streets, led by a songwriter who deserved to be mentioned in the same breath as Mozart, Miles and McCartney.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some fans feel Section 31 is antithetical to the utopian legacy the original series was trying to build.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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The paintings are far from sentimental keepsakes and instead often tell stories of similar loss and tragedy experienced by others, including the children depicted, who sometimes died young, or went on to live troubled lives.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Messianic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/messianic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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