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
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
For the Ethiopian Orthodox, Fasika is the most important and revered time of the church calendar.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
There’s an air of confidence that comes with being as revered as someone like B-Real or Xzibit.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
From being a major cotton and lumber port in the 19th century to producing some of the East Coast’s most revered oysters in recent years, this riverside town has remnants of history around every corner.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
For the Ethiopian Orthodox, Fasika is the most important and revered time of the church calendar.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
The quarter-ton bears, apex predators who are revered by some Native American tribes but also feared for their attacks on livestock and sometimes humans, became locally extinct in California in 1924, the same year that the last California gray wolf was captured and killed.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
There’s an air of confidence that comes with being as revered as someone like B-Real or Xzibit.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revered
Adjective
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Every baseball fan who reads your venerable newspaper knows this great Hall of Fame baseball writer would never have deigned to explain the Mets’ disastrous spring with the aid of these equations.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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There’s an array of binoculars on the market, but the high-end pairs can cost a venerable fortune.—
Abbey Hudetz,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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There, at the present-day Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a bishop held up the cross for several hours as the faithful venerated it.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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They were venerated as their tribes’ leaders.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With an enormous collection of European art from the continent’s most respected masters, the museum is a must-see for anyone.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Born in London on May 22, 1938, Nolan built his foundation in theater, training at the Drama Centre London before launching a career that would take him across some of Britain’s most respected stages.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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For nearly three decades, Muslims have worshiped at that 1,200-square-foot home on Bush Street without incident.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Romans worshipped power and dominance.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revered. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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