as in worships
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
a proper setting in which to venerate God
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reveres
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Anne reveres the film and spoke to Jesse Plemons.—
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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
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“Venerates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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