hold (someone or something) in high regard

phrase

: to have great respect for (someone or something)
His work is held in high regard.

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What has hurt the Hurricanes are their losses to SMU and Louisville, two schools the committee seems not to hold in high regard. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025 Other factors that consumers hold in high regard when giving brands loyalty or even making a purchase for the first time include alignment with their own values. — Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025 This is achieved by marketers by utilizing nostalgic symbols that people still hold in high regard. — Michael Kuzminov, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 Reliability is something that journalists tend to hold in high regard. — Lis Anderson, Forbes, 5 May 2023 But this is in deep tension with institutional norms at the DOJ which Garland, and many other elite lawyers, hold in high regard. — Jeff Hauser, The New Republic, 8 June 2021

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“Hold (someone or something) in high regard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20%28someone%20or%20something%29%20in%20high%20regard. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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