apotheosis
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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
The Portuguese design genius for mixing the pious with playfully overelaborated touches reaches its apotheosis at this Unesco World Heritage site—Portugal’s equivalent of France’s monumental Cathedral of Chartres.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Which brings me to what I believe is the modern apotheosis of the genre.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025
“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
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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