as in to venerate
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 revere
But Gabriel’s work in Genesis is still revered by prog aficionados all across the planet.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2026
Fast forward to her time in New York, Fiebich is revered around the league as a fierce defender with the ability to knock down three-pointers above a 40% clip.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The film has been revered by critics and has stirred up Oscars buzz for Chalamet, with many awards pundits deeming him the frontrunner for the best actor prize.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
For years, Aspen has been revered as the ultimate mountain town escape — a hedonistic hub for the upper echelons of Hollywood and beyond.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
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And, online, there has been a never-ending stream of posts venerating Kirk as a martyr who died defending white Christian values.—
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Yoji shared that venerated director Akira Kurosawa always said that the camera should never be on stage when shooting a kabuki performance, nor move around to get close to the actors.—
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Families who live, work, worship and raise their children here belong here.—
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Adventurous cinephiles came to worship his enveloping dramas, and directors like Jim Jarmusch and Gus Van Sant were heavily influenced by his contemplative style and underappreciated deadpan comedic style.—
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Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.—
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
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“Revere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revere. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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