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Recent Examples of Shakti
Her work sheds light on issues such as human trafficking and systemic oppression, and Shakti hopes to empower other women through her paintings.
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 24 July 2024
The Milky Way’s earliest pieces In a recent paper, researchers using the Gaia space telescope identified two streams of stars, named Shakti and Shiva, each of which contains a total mass of around 10 million Suns and which are thought to have merged into the Milky Way around 12 billion years ago.
—Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
After Prakriti Shakti's restraint, Sitaram Beach felt like a maximalist indulgence: Opulent traditional architecture framed a lush garden brimming with coconut palms, orchids, and medicinal plants, while waves crashed on a nearby beach.
—Vasudha Rai, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2023
When Kid bungles his first attack on the nightclub and is shot by the police, he’s rescued by Alpha, the leader of a hijra community that is under threat from Baba Shakti’s political movement.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
In a key flashback, Rana—acting on Shakti’s orders—clears out Kid’s forest-adjacent village so the land can be used for industrial growth.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
There’s also the matter of the movie’s main villain, Baba Shakti — a white-haired ultranationalist power broker who whips worshipful mobs into a frenzy and who may have looked a little too much like India’s prime minister Narendra Modi for Netflix.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Mat | $89 Give the gift of deeper recovery — for body and mind — this year with an acupressure mat from Shakti.
—Outside Run Editors, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
Named Shakti and Shiva for Hindu deities, the streams were likely parts of other galaxies that merged with the Milky Way in its infancy between 12 billion and 13 billion years ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Daniel Wine, CNN, 24 July 2024
The Milky Way’s earliest pieces In a recent paper, researchers using the Gaia space telescope identified two streams of stars, named Shakti and Shiva, each of which contains a total mass of around 10 million Suns and which are thought to have merged into the Milky Way around 12 billion years ago.
—Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
After Prakriti Shakti's restraint, Sitaram Beach felt like a maximalist indulgence: Opulent traditional architecture framed a lush garden brimming with coconut palms, orchids, and medicinal plants, while waves crashed on a nearby beach.
—Vasudha Rai, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2023
When Kid bungles his first attack on the nightclub and is shot by the police, he’s rescued by Alpha, the leader of a hijra community that is under threat from Baba Shakti’s political movement.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
In a key flashback, Rana—acting on Shakti’s orders—clears out Kid’s forest-adjacent village so the land can be used for industrial growth.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
There’s also the matter of the movie’s main villain, Baba Shakti — a white-haired ultranationalist power broker who whips worshipful mobs into a frenzy and who may have looked a little too much like India’s prime minister Narendra Modi for Netflix.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Mat | $89 Give the gift of deeper recovery — for body and mind — this year with an acupressure mat from Shakti.
—Outside Run Editors, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
Named Shakti and Shiva for Hindu deities, the streams were likely parts of other galaxies that merged with the Milky Way in its infancy between 12 billion and 13 billion years ago.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Shakti
Noun
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And decades of supply-chain experts have said it bluntly: Partnerships are the industry’s lifeblood.—
Aleksandr Zemel,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The younger Forrest was cagey with pals about a lot of the details of his childhood — and his only remaining brother did not respond to requests for an interview for this story — but everyone agrees that music was his lifeblood.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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The character, for all his dramatic shortcomings, has an inner light.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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Give your inner light a chance to shine, touch people’s lives and enrich the world around you.—
Eugenia Last,
The Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2024
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Often hailed as the definitive screen version, this series perfectly captured the turning point in Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s romance and brought to life the very estate many imagined from the novel’s descriptions.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Reimagining indoor life, its new planter draws moisture from thin air and waters plants automatically.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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Rush, who held degrees from Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley, had an adventurous spirit, per his obituary in the New York Times.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Feminine elements such as florals, draping, and oversized fans nod to the artistry of couture, keeping the spirit of Balmain both rooted in tradition and forward-looking in its vision.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 June 2025
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The story ties together the karma of these characters with that of the mysterious witness played by Park Hae-soo (Squid Game II, Money Heist II).—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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So that good karma should be paying off.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Shakti.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Shakti. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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