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apotheosis

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


NOUN
the ideal example
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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

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

For Johnson to now be speaker of the House feels as if it is the apotheosis of his political career and aspirations.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023

But there’s a more fascinating aspect to Ramaswamy’s sudden apotheosis in the political firmament.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Once the apotheosis of suburban constancy, Levittown is now an example of those same suburbs coming apart at the seams.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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