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
Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Koh Phangan was already famed for a pristine natural beauty that prompted Thailand’s revered King Chulalongkorn to visit 14 times during his reign.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The solstice has been revered by human cultures throughout history, and it is honored as a representation of new beginnings as people welcome in the next season.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Traded to the Bronx in his prime at 25, the Dominican was already one of the most revered hitters in the game, if not the most revered, and a World Series champ.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2025
Koh Phangan was already famed for a pristine natural beauty that prompted Thailand’s revered King Chulalongkorn to visit 14 times during his reign.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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Once revered as college football showcases, bowl games are becoming meaningless.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The solstice has been revered by human cultures throughout history, and it is honored as a representation of new beginnings as people welcome in the next season.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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President Donald Trump had pursued one venerable D.C. firm, Covington & Burling, with an executive order that revoked security clearances for lawyers representing the former special counsel Jack Smith.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bill Owens, executive producer of the venerable Sunday night news magazine, suggested the show’s editorial independence has been whittled away as corporate parent Paramount seeks to make peace with Trump.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revered. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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