as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
a beloved and venerated professor who has been a fixture on campus for decades
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as in worshiped
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
a proper setting in which to venerate God
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Recent Examples of venerated
Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The place is busy every night thanks to the elevated bar food of Chef Roxie (Amaka Okafor), and flush from that success, Jake has his eyes on taking over a venerated lounge called the Pool Room.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Another late relative was the venerated acting teacher and founding member of the Group Theatre, Stella Adler, whose students had included Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty and Robert De Niro.
—Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
He was charged with violating a Texas law for desecration of a venerated object.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There’s a growing consensus that even the most venerated sports format will need to be updated.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
In reuniting with Washington for a fifth time—and for the first time since 2006’s Inside Man—Lee is casting one of his defining creative partners as a similarly venerated figure who is at risk of turning stale.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
While anticipation was high for Sweeney’s appearance on the venerated comedy show, the right’s reaction to a beautiful white woman on their TV screens was altogether bizarre.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
The venerated athlete and seven-time Grand Slam champion wore a custom ERL tennis kit, featuring historic tennis whites and a sartorial nod to one of the sport’s greatest trailblazers.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
Firing the Fed chair or forcing out a governor would threaten the Fed’s venerated independence, which has long been supported by most economists and Wall Street investors.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
They have been joined by some of Nepal’s most venerated organizations, including the Federation of Nepali Journalists, which had been among the first to oppose the social-media ban that had sparked the protests.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The place is busy every night thanks to the elevated bar food of Chef Roxie (Amaka Okafor), and flush from that success, Jake has his eyes on taking over a venerated lounge called the Pool Room.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Another late relative was the venerated acting teacher and founding member of the Group Theatre, Stella Adler, whose students had included Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty and Robert De Niro.
—Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
He was charged with violating a Texas law for desecration of a venerated object.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There’s a growing consensus that even the most venerated sports format will need to be updated.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
In reuniting with Washington for a fifth time—and for the first time since 2006’s Inside Man—Lee is casting one of his defining creative partners as a similarly venerated figure who is at risk of turning stale.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
While anticipation was high for Sweeney’s appearance on the venerated comedy show, the right’s reaction to a beautiful white woman on their TV screens was altogether bizarre.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
The venerated athlete and seven-time Grand Slam champion wore a custom ERL tennis kit, featuring historic tennis whites and a sartorial nod to one of the sport’s greatest trailblazers.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
Firing the Fed chair or forcing out a governor would threaten the Fed’s venerated independence, which has long been supported by most economists and Wall Street investors.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venerated
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New York’s venerable Manhattan Theatre Club has selected Associate Artistic Director Nicki Hunter to take over as Artistic Director when Lynne Meadow steps aside on December 1.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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And as if a constant stream of social media vitriol wasn’t enough of an insult to the venerable lawns, they are subjected to constant meteorological insults as well.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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Carol Kaye, the most revered bassist of the session-musician era, is refusing to attend her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction later this year.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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The revered role would be obsolete.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rulers on the Nile did not rely solely on their own human powers but worshipped and propitiated a natural world that was alive with gods.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Star athletes are worshipped as minor deities in the real world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Venerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerated. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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