apotheosis
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But she later enjoyed an apotheosis as the matriarch of the largest empire the world had ever seen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
“Huck Finn” was the apotheosis of Twain’s gift for truth-telling, as he exposed the sadistic oppression of Black people and made the slave Jim the hero.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
Scripture does not record the birth date of Jesus Christ, and so early Christian scholars spent centuries wrangling over when to celebrate this most important apotheosis.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
This revisionist history reached its apotheosis with a 2007 essay collection edited by the historians Kenneth T. Jackson and Hilary Ballon.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024
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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