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
Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
By the time the 21st century came around, Ely was a revered songwriter, recording artist, and performer who’d become associated with his generation of Texas songwriter legends like Keen, Guy Clark, and Terry Allen.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Pinjar thus starts out with Hamida’s disgust, puncturing notions of maternal affection revered in mainstream South Asian (and other) narratives.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
As a revered cultural institution in Liberty City celebrates its 50th anniversary, one Miami artist is taking the opportunity to reflect on its impact.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
By the time the 21st century came around, Ely was a revered songwriter, recording artist, and performer who’d become associated with his generation of Texas songwriter legends like Keen, Guy Clark, and Terry Allen.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
In Mhaibib, a shrine to a son of the biblical prophet Benjamin — revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike — has been destroyed along with the village's water tower and almost all of the houses.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Pinjar thus starts out with Hamida’s disgust, puncturing notions of maternal affection revered in mainstream South Asian (and other) narratives.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revered
Adjective
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Barbour and Sorel Team on Outdoor Capsule The footwear brand and the venerable British outerwear company have teamed on a collection of apparel and shoes for fall.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Variety CEO and Group Publisher, who has been the driving force in the business transformation of Variety over the past dozen years, will step down next month after 28 years with the venerable entertainment news brand.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Yoji shared that venerated director Akira Kurosawa always said that the camera should never be on stage when shooting a kabuki performance, nor move around to get close to the actors.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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This is something new in the techno-sphere that for the longest time elevated and venerated the founder/CEO as superstar.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Oct. 2025
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And Fisher, then one of the more respected economists in the nation, decided to make a bold prediction that would prove to have comically bad timing.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Kentucky native was a highly respected immunologist for local companies Abbott and Baxter and one of the few Black women to be awarded a patent in the sciences.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Irish, Italian, German, and Polish communities each worshipped—in Latin—at their own churches, often within blocks of one another.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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As their youngest uncle, Turner’s nieces and nephews worshiped him.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revered. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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