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
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Masaryk remains one of the country’s most revered historical figures and his legacy is cloaked in an almost mythical aura of admiration.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Because Anderson is known, and revered, for making Important Movies with Serious Themes (There Will Be Blood, The Master), those who consider themselves serious film people greet each new arrival as an Important Event.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The revered role would be obsolete.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Masaryk remains one of the country’s most revered historical figures and his legacy is cloaked in an almost mythical aura of admiration.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
And he was revered quite widely — and deservedly — as a musician’s musician, which in many ways is the highest status of all.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Because Anderson is known, and revered, for making Important Movies with Serious Themes (There Will Be Blood, The Master), those who consider themselves serious film people greet each new arrival as an Important Event.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revered
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Make a beeline for the Pinacoteca di Brera, the venerable art museum containing paintings by masters like Raphael and Caravaggio.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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Season 10 finds the venerable Captain Sandy Yawn navigating the shores of Spain with a handful of familiar faces by her side.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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They have been joined by some of Nepal’s most venerated organizations, including the Federation of Nepali Journalists, which had been among the first to oppose the social-media ban that had sparked the protests.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The place is busy every night thanks to the elevated bar food of Chef Roxie (Amaka Okafor), and flush from that success, Jake has his eyes on taking over a venerated lounge called the Pool Room.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Quote of the day Shakya’s 2-year-old daughter, Aryatara, was chosen in Nepal as the new living goddess worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rulers on the Nile did not rely solely on their own human powers but worshipped and propitiated a natural world that was alive with gods.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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It should probably be acknowledged that as popular and respected as Anderson is among film enthusiasts and filmmakers themselves, his movies have never been particularly lucrative.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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That was why two other respected federal prosecutors in the Miami office were abruptly terminated this year.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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