as in respectful
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showing a lot of respect
a reverent crowd of worshippers They used a reverent tone of voice when speaking about their father.
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Recent Examples of reverent
The learning process for me over the course of the first two years was to not be as reverent of the original.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
The Sundance online platform has allowed for a more democratic festival experience (feature film tickets cost $35) when stacked against its peer events, which are reverent to theaters only and in less accessible locations.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
Since the film’s release, last November, critics have been divided over whether Prieto was too reverent toward Rulfo’s work.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The performance is soft and delicate, with the few people in attendance affording Gibson the reverent silence that was so lacking in Austin.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
The Sundance online platform has allowed for a more democratic festival experience (feature film tickets cost $35) when stacked against its peer events, which are reverent to theaters only and in less accessible locations.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
Since the film’s release, last November, critics have been divided over whether Prieto was too reverent toward Rulfo’s work.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The performance is soft and delicate, with the few people in attendance affording Gibson the reverent silence that was so lacking in Austin.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for reverent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverent
Adjective
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The call started as expected – respectful and professional on both sides.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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His cultural instinct to retreat into respectful silence was misread by headquarters as weakness, nearly derailing his career trajectory.—
Katrina Burrus,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Conway, an Irishman like Fennell, rides a motorbike, inspires worshipful devotion in his crew, and can free-dive to extraordinary depths.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The secret in the biscuits is the pairing of cheddar with bacon, with the overall result being worshipful thanks from those who are lucky enough to partake.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But for now, gamers aren’t necessarily giving the AI that is being used reverential treatment.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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To his reverential student, Fermi confided a regret.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The baron and his pious daughter seem at peace with their mutual estrangement until Zsa-zsa suddenly decides to break that habit.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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But while the main character’s mother in that movie was an antagonistic figure, Fatima’s parents are portrayed as kind, not dogmatic or ostentatiously pious.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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In this environment, the billion-dollar unicorn model, the holy grail of startup success for decades, no longer feels viable for many founders.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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This soothing moisturizer is my holy grail, and PEOPLE readers can try it now for 20 percent off with the code DDM20 at checkout.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Has there been a negative response from devout Catholics to you guys at all? Trad Caths are crazy.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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The record that Booker broke belonged to the late South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond, a devout segregationist, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Both have engendered a loyalty in their audiences which verges on the religious.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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The plaintiffs -- which included a group of Arkansas voters and the Christian Ministerial Alliance, a religious organization based in Little Rock -- argued the map weakens the weight of Black voters residing in southeast Pulaski County.—
Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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“Reverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverent. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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