hold (someone or something) in high regard
idiom
: to have great respect for (someone or something)
His work is held in high regard.
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This is achieved by marketers by utilizing nostalgic symbols that people still hold in high regard.
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Michael Kuzminov, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Reliability is something that journalists tend to hold in high regard.
—Lis Anderson, Forbes, 5 May 2023
But this is in deep tension with institutional norms at the DOJ which Garland, and many other elite lawyers, hold in high regard.
—Jeff Hauser, The New Republic, 8 June 2021
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Michael Kuzminov, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Reliability is something that journalists tend to hold in high regard.
—Lis Anderson, Forbes, 5 May 2023
But this is in deep tension with institutional norms at the DOJ which Garland, and many other elite lawyers, hold in high regard.
—Jeff Hauser, The New Republic, 8 June 2021
Dictionary Entries Near hold (someone or something) in high regard
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hold (someone or something) in high regard
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“Hold (someone or something) in high regard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20%28someone%20or%20something%29%20in%20high%20regard. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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