reverenced 1 of 2

past tense of reverence

reverenced

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverenced
Adjective
  • Ryan Kelly is the new center after a respected nine-year run in Indianapolis (four Pro Bowls).
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • MacCallum House – Historic inn in the heart of Mendocino town with charming rooms and a respected restaurant.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The site is retired from active worship but still venerated.
    Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Nichiren was a monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), and his teachings form the basis of a unique branch of Japanese Mahāyāna Buddhism based on the Lotus Sūtra, one of the most influential and venerated Buddhist Mahāyāna sūtras.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • So honored and happy to have gotten to meet you and work with you.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The honored piece is the Sail Sofa—an ode to open water and open horizons, conceived for anyone who equates home with possibility rather than walls.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement The most famous conjure woman in the 19th century, Marie Laveau (1801-1881), worshiped Mami Wata in her Voodoo practice, which blended Roman Catholicism, Yoruba traditions, and Haitian Vodou for healing, protection, comfort, and even revenge.
    Time, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Yet the music icon, still worshiped decades after his death, was intimidated by one artist.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Developing a robotic brain The Olympiad event also hosted Hon Weng Chong, CEO of Cortical Labs, as one of the esteemed personalities in the lineup of speakers.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The funny thing about all this mickey-the-dunce defense from all these esteemed Democrats is that most of them are lawyers.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the annals of professional golf, the majors are the sure-fire blockbusters—globally resonant, historically revered, and able to draw the widest audience.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Though irony, an approach Alighieri actually revered, isn’t so much Schnabel’s prerogative.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Maybe the slower, more considered pace of life is exactly what is required to create a more sustainable place, and a more sustainable future.
    Emma John, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
  • At a time where equality is treated as an imposition on the other, Claire’s careful and considered story feels more relevant than ever.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • That would be the honest, fair and honorable thing to do.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This reversal deeply disrespects every honorable soldier who's had our Stars and Stripes draped over their casket as Taps play in the background.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Reverenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverenced. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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