as in venerates
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 reveres
He was flattered to hear Breen still reveres him.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Today, the family reveres New York City — and not just as a mecca for fashion.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Silyan is set in Kotevska’s native North Macedonia, a place that reveres white storks which return to the country each year to raise their young.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
The Natural is, to the core, a movie that reveres the utter Americana of historical baseball, with its lo-fi Dust Bowl aesthetics that heavily reference Arthurian legend.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Anne reveres the film and spoke to Jesse Plemons.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Sunday reveres the world-building auteur Tim Burton operates under to actualize the gothic, eerie terrain for Wednesday to become a hit show.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Today, the family reveres New York City — and not just as a mecca for fashion.
—Randee Dawn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Silyan is set in Kotevska’s native North Macedonia, a place that reveres white storks which return to the country each year to raise their young.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
The Natural is, to the core, a movie that reveres the utter Americana of historical baseball, with its lo-fi Dust Bowl aesthetics that heavily reference Arthurian legend.
—K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Anne reveres the film and spoke to Jesse Plemons.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Sunday reveres the world-building auteur Tim Burton operates under to actualize the gothic, eerie terrain for Wednesday to become a hit show.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reveres
venerates
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Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.—
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Reveres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reveres. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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