as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades
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as in worshiped
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 revered
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Charbonneau is a revered member of the Glen Ellyn, Illinois community and has been a staple in the 4th of July Parade for nearly 30 years.
—Peter White, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
But while our Latine culture is seen as a threat, our aesthetics are revered without due credit.
—Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Gus Van Sant, the revered director of films such as Good Will Hunting and Milk, will be honored later this fall with the Precious Gem Award at the Miami Film Festival GEMS event.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Charbonneau is a revered member of the Glen Ellyn, Illinois community and has been a staple in the 4th of July Parade for nearly 30 years.
—Peter White, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Onondaga Lake is revered as the place where a figure known as the Peacemaker, helped by Onondaga leader Hiawatha, brought the warring nations of Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Onondaga to form the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
But while our Latine culture is seen as a threat, our aesthetics are revered without due credit.
—Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
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The venerable department store had long been in denial about the depth of its problems, said Spring, who took the reins of Macy’s Inc in early 2024 after a successful decade-long stint as CEO of its Bloomingdale’s division.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles has the venerable Griffith Observatory, the scene of James Dean's knife fight in 1955's Rebel Without A Cause and where swooning lovers swayed among stars in 2016's La La Land.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kathleen Chalfant – a venerated stage actress with memorable turns in film and television – is officially entering the gauntlet for this year’s best actress prize.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The American restaurateur, who also owns and operates the venerated Savannah restaurant the Grey, alongside chef Mashama Bailey, was referring to the two-year legal battle to install a ventilation system.—
Alexander Lobrano,
Air Mail,
11 Oct. 2025
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Sanskrit speakers worshipped Dyaus Pitr, or Sky Father.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hermes Trismegistus was the god of the occult and magic, worshipped by the ancient Greeks in the Ptolemaic Kingdom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Why the Longhorns’ offense is struggling How is this the offense that Sarkisian, one of the most respected offensive minds in the sport, has produced in his fifth year on the job after multiple top-10 recruiting classes?—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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With its activities spanning production, distribution and publishing, under the banners of Capricci Production, Capricci Films, the Sofilm magazine brand and Capricci Éditions, the Capricci Group is a respected player in France’s arthouse and indie cinema film scene.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revered. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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