alpha and omega
nounDefinition of alpha and omega
1
: the beginning and ending
2
: the principal element
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Behold the alpha and omega of Jeff Francoeur, Giant Glove Enthusiast. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "MLB Is a Game of Extremes in 2019. What Does That Mean for the Sport's Future?," 3 Sep. 2019 The biggest hit of all was The 5th Dimension’s medley of Hair’s alpha and omega. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "The 100 Best Songs of 1969: Staff Picks," 14 Aug. 2019 His report is the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. — Gary Abernathy, Twin Cities, "Gary Abernathy: GOP should welcome Mueller’s testimony," 23 July 2019 The alpha and omega of all Montana trips is the state’s sublime scenery. — Todd Plummer, Vogue, "Bozeman, Butte, Big Sky, and Back: The Ultimate Southwest Montana Road Trip," 31 Aug. 2018 That’s a fundamental reason the two are the alpha and omega of online streaming: neatly organized television-length (and TV-quality) programs versus an endless babel of mostly short bursts of video. — Mike Hale, New York Times, "On Paid YouTube, Sci-Fi Comedy and the Grown-Up Karate Kid," 29 May 2018 This summer, all our thirst traps and sext exchanges are hereby sponsored by Rihanna, the alpha and omega of savage. — Allison P. Davis, The Cut, "Rihanna’s Lingerie Line Will Inspire You to Be Your Thottiest Self," 11 May 2018 To hear of such things was to imagine a God who had long since abdicated all obligations toward his creation making a triumphant return in the guise of a software, an alpha and omega of zeroes and ones. — Mark O'connell, Slate Magazine, "If Silicon Valley Types Are Scared of A.I., Should We Be?," 28 Feb. 2017 The working class, according to Bryce, should be the alpha and omega of the Democratic Party platform. — David Freedlander, Slate Magazine, "“I Am a Working-Class Guy”," 18 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'alpha and omega.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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