: regarded with reverence : regarded as worthy of great honor and respect
… Vince Carter, a member of the U. S. basketball team and still a state hero after having been a star on the University of North Carolina's revered hoops team.—
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Erin WhalenHere are some of their greatest monasteries and the remains of their most revered saints.—Janine Di Giovanni
Janine Di Giovanni… because [Doina] Melinte was the 1984 Olympic gold medalist at 800 meters, she remains one of Romania's most revered citizens.—Merrell Noden
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a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades
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—Zia Ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez, New York Times, 30 May 2025
To the contrary, the NHL’s most revered trophy almost always makes a summer stop in Minnesota, when a triumphant player from Eden Prairie or White Bear Lake or Grand Rapids brings the chalice to their home rink for a day.
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Zia Ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez, New York Times, 30 May 2025
To the contrary, the NHL’s most revered trophy almost always makes a summer stop in Minnesota, when a triumphant player from Eden Prairie or White Bear Lake or Grand Rapids brings the chalice to their home rink for a day.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
With 400,000 employees, a portfolio valued at nearly $270 billion and a market capitalization of around $1 trillion, Abel will be taking the reins of one of the world's most revered and successful firms.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
This summer, fans have another chance to witness one of Hip-Hop’s most revered MCs like never before—live, legendary, and in harmony.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revered
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revered. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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