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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Recent Examples of revered
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The tour was standard at the revered San Francisco attraction, save for one topic that simply could not be avoided in the conversations echoing off the old cellblock walls.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 6 May 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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Most Popular Papal Names Historically, popes have often chosen names that reflect continuity with revered predecessors.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The tour was standard at the revered San Francisco attraction, save for one topic that simply could not be avoided in the conversations echoing off the old cellblock walls.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 6 May 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revered
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Nearly 25 years have passed since an upstart Harlem minister tried to unseat the venerable Charlie Rangel, as much an institution as the Apollo Theater or the nearby Lenox Lounge.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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This is thanks to the venerable Hass variety, discovered in the 1920s by a Pasadena mail carrier-turned-grower, Rudolph Hass.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revered. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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