as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades
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as in worshiped
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
in some cultures people revere their ancestors, even leaving food offerings for them
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Beyond comforting vanilla and feel-good marshmallows, there’s a new delectable gourmand capturing the hearts of revered perfumers everywhere: nuts.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The solstice has been revered by human cultures throughout history, and it is honored as a representation of new beginnings as people welcome in the next season.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Bob Fosse’s Lenny and Roman Polanski’s Chinatown remain revered classics, but the year belonged to Francis Ford Coppola, if only because of numbers; Coppola released not one but two Best Picture nominees in 1974.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Beyond comforting vanilla and feel-good marshmallows, there’s a new delectable gourmand capturing the hearts of revered perfumers everywhere: nuts.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
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Once revered as college football showcases, bowl games are becoming meaningless.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
The solstice has been revered by human cultures throughout history, and it is honored as a representation of new beginnings as people welcome in the next season.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revered. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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