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apotheosis

[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis, ap-uh-thee-uh-sis] / əˌpɒθ iˈoʊ sɪs, ˌæp əˈθi ə sɪs /


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They called it the “Attitude Era,” and in retrospect it represented the absolute apotheosis of pre-millennium x-treme marketing.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Rood tells us, that the plantation model reached “the apotheosis of the form.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Which brings me to what I believe is the modern apotheosis of the genre.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

The day before Germany’s 1937 “degenerate” art exhibit debuted, Hitler opened another art show, also in Munich — an apotheosis of Germanic taste, the “great German art exhibition.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

After several rounds of refinement in the Langley wind tunnels, the Mustang achieved its apotheosis with the P-51D.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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