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verb

past tense of regard
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as in considered
to think of in a particular way I wouldn't regard that offhand comment as a serious threat to your personal safety

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of regarded
Verb
He is regarded as a potential star of the future and is a part of Nuno’s first-team squad. Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 The Context Singh was regarded as a leader with integrity and was among India's longest-serving prime ministers. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 They are often regarded as the most challenging software to select, implement and optimize. Cory McNeley, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 Today, it is regarded as one of the most collectible modern Patek Philippes. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024 While regarded as a decent prospect, the former Norwich City player is well down the pecking order. Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 Widely regarded as the cradle of China’s LLMs, the university has cultivated an extensive talent pool and a cadre of researchers. Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2024 Beach House is regarded as one of the most popular dream-pop bands. Jackson Hawkins, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024 Historically, the United States regarded the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, as a terrorist group given its bloody attacks in Turkey for Kurdish independence. Max Abrahms and Joseph Mroszczyk, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regarded
Verb
  • There’s no hiding within the dizzying gleam of those attention-seeking discs, a useful tool in a room that decides who and what is considered worthy of praise.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Milik, however, can’t even be considered a ghost.
    David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • As the night stretched luxuriously late, champagne glasses were topped off, diamonds admired anew, and petits fours passed to prolong the evening’s magic.
    Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
  • His brother admired Zach’s comeback.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Providing a customer signature experience means a valued and distinctive experience for your customers based on the foundational elements of expert guidance, confidence in the project schedule and appreciation of their business.
    Pamela Kan, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
  • And of course, the most valued and highly viewed sports programming, the playoffs, rarely shows up on RSNs but is usually broadcast exclusively on national cable networks.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 8 June 2022
Verb
  • Instead, what followed was a row that left the room in uncomfortable silence.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The Biden administration took action in the years that followed, doling out fines, stepping up air monitoring and tightening emissions rules for one of the most extreme carcinogens.
    Lisa Song, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • And as cards of all kinds are now more widely viewed as alternative investments with the potential to be worth millions, the demand for authentication and grading — an attempt at standardizing assessments of condition that drives value — has skyrocketed.
    Larry Holder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • He was voted in amid a wave of popularity for his ruling Liberal Party in late 2015 – very much viewed as a fresh face for the future and beating incumbent Stephen Harper – but has faced multiple challenges during a near decade-long tenure.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • To foster active listening within your team, organize regular check-ins free of distractions and create open forums for discussion, allowing diverse opinions to be shared and respected at all levels.
    Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This ensures that brands can confidently order products knowing that the origins and certifications are all verified and respected.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • As crews sawed the legs, the tower buckled and fell across South Osage Street, damaging power lines.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In Han Kang’s latest novel, a character saws off the tips of two of her fingers in a woodworking accident.
    Victoria Kim, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Miami manager, Javier Mascherano, is incredibly reliant on his esteemed ex-team-mates.
    Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Founded in 1889, Lanvin is the oldest haute couture house still in business, and the esteemed maison’s founder is the focus of her first American exhibition at the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film in Atlanta.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Regarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regarded. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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