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verb

variants also worshiped
past tense of worship
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Recent Examples of worshipped
Verb
The species' non-linear approach to time, coupled with a penchant for making giant space vortices their home, suggests they're closely related to the wormhole aliens, aka Prophets, worshipped by the Bajorans. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Agnes worshipped little Laurence; according to Galloway, her death, when Olivier was 12, left her son with a kind of hollowness and an obsession with succeeding at all costs. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Allen's trial attorneys wanted to put an expert witness on the stand to testify the killings appeared to be a ritual sacrifice by people who worshipped Odin, the king of the gods in Norse mythology. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Austrian by birth, celebrated for his artistry with cocktails and worshipped by the most refined drinkers in Europe and America, the man is a legend in the world of luxury. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 With only Lucien, a freshly out twink with more heart than abs, still by his side, Jim must race to find a cure before the disease erases the community that once worshipped him. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 Once worshipped by millions, Khan led the country from 2018 until his ouster in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in 2022. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The church elder had worshiped in the building for more than 30 years. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 It was worshipped as a goddess, believed to drive people mad, and even considered a realm for the dead. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worshipped
Adjective
  • The Cuban National Ballet, founded in the 1940s by revered ballerina Alicia Alonso and her husband Fernando Alonso, is considered one of the world’s most prestigious companies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and invasive fish have threatened a rare and revered local fish, the chi.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Reed, venerated for his solo artistry and collaborations with the Velvet Underground, is a quintessential New York City artist of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Since at least 1389, two vials purportedly containing the saint’s blood have been venerated in Naples because of their inexplicable ability to liquefy on his feast days.
    — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her legacy of compassion and understanding will live on in her charities Childline and the Silverline, and through those of us who were lucky enough to love and be loved by her.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Terrones looked on at the black casket holding her youngest boy, the goofball who loved his family, the one who had longed for her support while she was detained.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Victorians adored houseplants and incorporated them into their interiors with gleeful maximalist excess.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026
  • It was named for three Swedish princesses who adored it after their teacher, Jenny Åkerström, featured the recipe in a 1948 cookbook.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The church itself was consecrated in November 1828, and was Rhode Island’s first Catholic church.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Beside the three-story, 9-bed, 11-bath, 1,900-square-meter (20,450 square feet) main property sit good houses for the gardener, the caretaker, various garages, even a small consecrated church.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Combs idolized his father, Melvin, wearing his portrait on a medallion around his neck; Christian treats his father with the same reverence.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • As a boy, Algren lived on the South Side and idolized the White Sox.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Worshipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worshipped. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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