reverential
adjective
rev·er·en·tial
ˌre-və-ˈren(t)-shəl 
1
: expressing or having a quality of reverence
reverential awe
2
: inspiring reverence
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After releasing a reverential remaster of the first two games in 2020 with 4K upscaling and behind-the-scenes looks at their full-motion video scenes, EA is now opening up the series even more to its fans.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
How reverential can anyone find the job after this?
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
Based on Elijah Wald’s hour-by-hour countdown Dylan Goes Electric!, James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown is a quirky, engaging and (thankfully) never reverential biopic that tracks the journey of Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) from acoustic folk to rock amplification.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Freed from the demands of a typical episode, in which whatever Donald Trump happened to say that morning could upend entire sketches, the team found clever, reverential ways to play in the deep sandbox of SNL’s past and present.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
How reverential can anyone find the job after this?
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
Based on Elijah Wald’s hour-by-hour countdown Dylan Goes Electric!, James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown is a quirky, engaging and (thankfully) never reverential biopic that tracks the journey of Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) from acoustic folk to rock amplification.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Freed from the demands of a typical episode, in which whatever Donald Trump happened to say that morning could upend entire sketches, the team found clever, reverential ways to play in the deep sandbox of SNL’s past and present.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Reverential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reverential. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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reverential
adjective
rev·er·en·tial
ˌrev-ə-ˈren-chəl
1
: showing or having a quality of reverence
2
: inspiring reverence
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