venerations

noun

plural of veneration
as in reverences
a feeling or act of great respect, admiration, or devotion Holy relics are often objects of veneration. They regarded the surrealist painters of the 20th century avant-garde movement with great veneration.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for venerations
  1. honors
  2. interests
  3. uses
Noun
  • Eggar landed her breakout role as an abductee in William Wyler’s The Collector (1965), which earned her Best Actress honors at the Golden Globes and Cannes Film Festival, in addition to an Academy Award nomination.
    — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Huerta received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to labor rights and social justice.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of honors
Noun
  • Gold medalist Lauryn Williams is proof that not every financial adviser has your best interests in mind.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The race has also attracted millions in outside spending from some of Los Angeles’s most powerful interests.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of interests
Noun
  • The idea is to provide nimble and reliable baseload power that’s clean, meltdown-proof, and relatively agile for limited power uses.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Residents continue to face limitations on nonessential water uses, such as when they are allowed to water their lawns.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
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