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verb

past tense of esteem
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Recent Examples of esteemed
Adjective
His daughter Beth Lew-Williams is an esteemed scholar of Chinese-American history. Jenna McMurtry, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025 The loss of esteemed Nashville songwriter (and NSAI board member) Brett James last week was palpable within the songwriter and publishing community gathered that evening. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Throughout his solo career, Reid released six studio albums and while none of them were commercial hits, he was esteemed among his peers. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for esteemed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for esteemed
Adjective
  • It should probably be acknowledged that as popular and respected as Anderson is among film enthusiasts and filmmakers themselves, his movies have never been particularly lucrative.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That was why two other respected federal prosecutors in the Miami office were abruptly terminated this year.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Suburban communities, including Wauwatosa, Brookfield and New Berlin, have considered a wheel tax to raise revenue for city services.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Penn State’s season turns into a nightmare This is an unfathomable result for the Nittany Lions, who just eight days ago were considered national championship contenders.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The idea was greatly accepted, admired, and encouraged by all the residents in the camp.
    Ikram Talaat Ahmed, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • John was greatly admired by all and will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all those who met, knew and worked with him.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The scouts acknowledge that, because of his youth and inexperience, Sarr initially was thought of, and still should be thought of, as a long-term developmental project.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But yeah, incredible play and thought the defense played physical, man.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The series boasted respectable special effects, cool early CGI spaceship design, and old-fashioned space escapades.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When Sotheby’s rolled out a selection of Grateful Dead memorabilia in October 2021, a mango yellow T-shirt made in 1967 and featuring the band’s logo was expected to rake in a respectable $6,000 to $8,000.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nvidia, widely regarded as the leading AI chip manufacturer, announced in September plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI to build out AI data centers.
    Jaures Yip, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • After almost two decades of playing against Stephen Curry, Al Horford is enjoying playing with the man who is widely regarded as the greatest shooter of all time.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • About 20 living hostages remain captive in desperate conditions, Israeli officials say, and about 25 more are believed to have died, but their bodies have not been returned to their families.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Since modern romance developed in the 1970s, these novels have been thoroughly ignored by highbrow critics and prestigious-award juries.
    Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Although it is censored in China, the film has won Best Director for Lou at the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, the most prestigious stage for Sinophone cinema.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Esteemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esteemed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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