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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
His surviving works — just over 30 in all — form a kind of visual music or poetry: reverent, revelatory.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
West's playing here is precise, reverent, never indulgent.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
Craig is self-reflective while being appropriately reverent to the tropes of the genre.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
Fans of ’20s jazz will detect reverent references to the styles of Helen Morgan, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and other jazz grants.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 July 2025
West's playing here is precise, reverent, never indulgent.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
Craig is self-reflective while being appropriately reverent to the tropes of the genre.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
Fans of ’20s jazz will detect reverent references to the styles of Helen Morgan, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and other jazz grants.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverent
Adjective
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And 90% agree that new ways and words are needed to foster respectful dialogue and empathy.—
Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The alliance is part of a nationwide movement fostering respectful, cross-partisan dialogue for community members.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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West was at the height of his cultural influence and had handpicked Chance, a fellow Chicago native, as his protégé—the successor to the soul-drenched, worshipful hip-hop that West had popularized in the mid-two-thousands.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 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,
18 Aug. 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 mobius-thinking at times almost seems like Medieval Zen, what with the emphasis on emptiness and silent meditation, and in fact that was what the Church fathers objected to most: too much quiet, solitary contemplation, not enough pious instruction.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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This may well sound like something that would’ve been played as a pious Christian allegory in another era.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this year, proof of an ancient garden was found at the holiest site in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And where the original Hollow Knight sent you plunging into the black depths of Hallownest, Silksong drives Hornet upward, scaling Pharloom alongside a procession of bug-like pilgrims, all drawn to the looming holy Citadel above.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wicks’ modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven, Esq.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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His devout love for these sneakers has also turned my grandma into a convert, and now the two happily sport their Kiziks all over Thailand, walking from food stall to food stall.—
Alexandra Domrongchai,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Aug. 2025
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In the LeMasters' eyes, Kirk's shooting was a political and religious assassination.—
Matthew Cupelli,
The Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Participants must go to religious services once per week.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Reverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverent. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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