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as in admiration
a feeling of great approval and liking
I have a lot of respect for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s steadfast courage
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as in regards
respects plural
best wishes
give your mother my respects
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as in to admire
to think very highly or favorably of
an upstanding senator who is respected by political allies and foes alike
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Recent Examples of respect
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
This is said with much love, gratitude, and respect.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 May 2026
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
Treat Them as Buffalo is, in part, my attempt to respect the lives and decisions of my great-grandmother, Sara Desjarlais, and my grandfather, John Palmer.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
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Noun
That’s particularly true for women, many of whom had to spend decades fighting for professional opportunities and institutional respect in Hollywood before finally reaching positions of genuine authority.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
This is said with much love, gratitude, and respect.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 May 2026
Verb
Well, Hartman’s decision was not respected.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
Treat Them as Buffalo is, in part, my attempt to respect the lives and decisions of my great-grandmother, Sara Desjarlais, and my grandfather, John Palmer.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respect
Noun
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Probably a mixture of disgust for the resource mining and admiration for the use of collective action.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Dutch lawmakers had urged the government to bar the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, citing his past remarks and expressions of admiration for Nazism and Adolf Hitler.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Jukebox musicals are notorious for shoe-horning in beloved songs without regard for storytelling integrity.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The past two years have been a bit of a roller coaster particularly with regard to the new administration and more broadly the current state of the world.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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In the 18 months since, Chief of Police Kevin Freeman said the department has responded to around 625 calls for service — 134 of which occurred this calendar year — in regards to people camping or sleeping in public around the city.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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On May 28, a judge ruled that Todd Culyba, a former global general counsel at Stoli Group, could be deposed in regards to the case, per Page Six.—
Robyn Merrett,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
Verb
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In terms of other possible options, Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness and Lens’ Pierre Sage are admired.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The two rode electric bikes through the city, grabbed hamburgers, and made their way to Seventh Avenue and 46th Street to admire a digital billboard showing her latest American Eagle campaign.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Back in the dugout, Gage gave Lee a big hug in appreciation of his efforts.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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In an expert parody of early white-guy rap and kitschy appreciation of same, Mooney and Bennett play a couple of goofballs rap-narrating their trip to a burger place.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
Noun
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What’s really nice about that is being able, over the whole course of the series, to build toward that with references.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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Baxfendy and Veppanu aren’t yet available in other wealthy countries that are used as comparisons for reference pricing.—
John Wilkerson,
STAT,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Throughout the Backrooms, there are several cardboard cutouts of a mysterious caveman, wired to a communication device that broadcasts audio greetings in multiple languages.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Clips from podcasts or voicemail greetings are also sources for samples that can be used to generate realistic-sounding audio.—
Miranda Marquit,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
Verb
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But his linebackers, for one, appreciate the sentiment.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Who says a man can’t appreciate the gleaming, obscene form of an Aston Martin supercar or the growl of its overpriced engine?—
Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Respect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respect. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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