as in to venerate
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
in some cultures people revere their ancestors, even leaving food offerings for them
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Recent Examples of revere
Radio stars of the era were as revered as modern movie stars, so money-making opportunities were plenty.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
The massive delta is revered not only for its capacious water supply and agricultural support, but also its famed Delta breeze that often brings relief from stretches of hot weather.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
He was flattered to hear Breen still reveres him.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the country’s first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
The massive delta is revered not only for its capacious water supply and agricultural support, but also its famed Delta breeze that often brings relief from stretches of hot weather.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
He was flattered to hear Breen still reveres him.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Rarely translated into English, but revered in Japan for the purity of her classical language and her status as the country’s first professional woman writer, Ichiyo Higuchi drew on her own short life in a poor Tokyo neighbourhood to inspire her work.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revere
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Catholics may venerate saints and ask them to intercede with God on their behalf.—
Bridget Retzloff,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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The backstory The Ritz-Carlton Maldives opening is bittersweet for followers of Kerry Hill, the late, venerated Australian architect responsible for some of the most legendary hotels in the last quarter-century (including several Aman properties and The Datai Langkawi).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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In the entry, a ditsy print (Schumacher’s Margie Floral in Porcelain) climbs up the walls and carries the blue-and-white combo upstairs, where the primary suite embraces those same sky-worshipping shades—a tip of the hat to the scenery outside.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
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In more recent years, far-right conspiracy propagators have alleged that global political and business elites worship Moloch in secret and enact policies to appease the sadistic deity.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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“Revere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revere. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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