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 venerated
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
Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The government even put the face of the country's most revered musician and singer — Cesária Évora, who popularized morna internationally in the 1990s — on the country's currency (the 2,000 escudo note).
—Ricci Shryock, NPR, 27 May 2026
Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
This land has long been revered as the home of Pele, the goddess of creation and destruction.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
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Adjective
Perhaps the most revered luminary of the profession in the mid-fourteenth century was the venerable Gentile da Foligno.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The government even put the face of the country's most revered musician and singer — Cesária Évora, who popularized morna internationally in the 1990s — on the country's currency (the 2,000 escudo note).
—Ricci Shryock, NPR, 27 May 2026
Verb
The critters moved into the creek in 2006 and despite plans by some concerned officials to evict them, some remain there today, adored and revered by Martinez residents and many others.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
This land has long been revered as the home of Pele, the goddess of creation and destruction.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revered
Adjective
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The British luxury marque has just unveiled a new variant of its venerable grand tourer called the Bespoke Series by Mulliner.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery with emblematic golden domes, is venerated by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Olivier was venerated as a Shakespearean actor, playing many iconic protagonists in London including Hamlet, Henry V, Macbeth and, controversially, Othello.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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San Juan, Puerto RicoAP — Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as inspector general of Haiti’s police, a person with the knowledge of the situation said Saturday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Nobody would have predicted the historic 4-1 dismantling of a respected Paraguay team that had beaten Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in the World Cup qualifying round.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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For decades your homepage was the front door, and brands worshipped Google to be found.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Those critics referenced the golden calf idol worshipped by the Israelites before Moses returned from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments in the Book of Exodus.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revered. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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