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
They are revered one minute and dissected the next.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
So far, 2026 has been hard on integrity-loving and truth-seeking Americans who revere justice and freedom.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Bluebeard, long revered as one of Indianapolis' finest dining destinations, earned the nod for the Circle City, following Mass Ave Thai bistro and cocktail bar Bodhi in 2025 and upscale eatery Tinker Street the previous year (for this reason, Bodhi and Tinker have been exempted from this list).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Turning to coaching, they were revered at the New York Skating Club at Madison Square Garden, where they were known for their strict emphasis on figures and classical skating—and Brunet became known for his habit of smoking cigarettes in succession while demonstrating maneuvers.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
So far, 2026 has been hard on integrity-loving and truth-seeking Americans who revere justice and freedom.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Bluebeard, long revered as one of Indianapolis' finest dining destinations, earned the nod for the Circle City, following Mass Ave Thai bistro and cocktail bar Bodhi in 2025 and upscale eatery Tinker Street the previous year (for this reason, Bodhi and Tinker have been exempted from this list).
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Turning to coaching, they were revered at the New York Skating Club at Madison Square Garden, where they were known for their strict emphasis on figures and classical skating—and Brunet became known for his habit of smoking cigarettes in succession while demonstrating maneuvers.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revere
Verb
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In ancient Greece certain mortals who had achieved kleos (glory or fame) in life were venerated in death.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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His mother, Sonia Sorel, was an actress and artist, and his father, John Carradine, was a prolific and venerated character actor.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
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No diva worship or esoteric knowledge of Broadway musicals here.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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One of the two host cities, Milan, is multicultural and cosmopolitan, and there are Islamic centers and mosques spread around the city to gather and worship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2026.
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