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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
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The second half was better in many respects.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
The passer has to be respected as a shooting threat.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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Noun
As D’Angelo was paying his respect to Heights, Rook attacked him from behind.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The second half was better in many respects.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
And everyone respected him for that.
—Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
The passer has to be respected as a shooting threat.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for respect
Noun
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In yet another similarity between fiction and real life, there is a lot of admiration between Anderson and Dearden.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Ahead of the exhibition’s opening, Jafa wasn’t sure how visitors might receive the exhibition, especially given that some might see his admiration for Prince’s work as unconventional, even if disparate references mining the whole of American culture are part and parcel to his practice.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The latter held Leo in particular high regard thanks to its association with the flooding of the river Nile, as the sun shone close to the constellation as the waterway broke its banks each year, according to EarthSky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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With regard to proof, letters to the editor are not term papers.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Oddly, or not, 2025 is the year that appears to contain many of the payouts by the estate in regards to the Michael movie and costly reshoots.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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That gives me significant working knowledge and expertise with regards to public finance and most governmental operations and budgets.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Many of us have known Lorenzo for years and admired his work.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Yet several additional states, from Pennsylvania to Arizona, have their own sparkly populations, with all sorts of safe events to admire them.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The appreciation began at shootaround with the team displaying a tribute photo on the jumbotron inside the arena.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Her passion for design and meticulous attention to detail inspired my deep appreciation for creativity and craftsmanship.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Ahead of the exhibition’s opening, Jafa wasn’t sure how visitors might receive the exhibition, especially given that some might see his admiration for Prince’s work as unconventional, even if disparate references mining the whole of American culture are part and parcel to his practice.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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So not only for the purposes of little boys and girls and theys and thems that look like me, to be able to see themselves and feel represented, but as well as for all of those who don’t understand people that look like me, being able to have a tangible reference.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The display is designed to function as a robot face interface, presenting information such as greetings, battery levels, weather updates, sleep mode indicators, and calendar notifications.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Season's greetings from Joaquin, Lola and Michael, whose smiles practically lit up their Christmas tree in 2015.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Verb
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My mother-in-law has retired her jeans for more than 10 years now and also appreciates comfy, wide-leg travel pants that don’t compromise her look.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Chryssos appreciates having a mainly female cast for the film.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 May 2026
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“Respect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respect. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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