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as in venerated
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
the venerable old man was a cherished source of advice and wisdom for the villagers
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as in ancient
dating or surviving from the distant past
a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries
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Recent Examples of venerable
In 2025, that's Samsung, which no longer offers the venerable port on its Galaxy A-series phones.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2025
In fact, the B-1 can carry more ordnance than its venerable predecessor, the B-52.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
At the top of each is the venerable K-771 compression driver for high frequencies, but with a new, wide-dispersion extended phase plug that delivers greater clarity and a wider, more consistent soundstage.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
The pharmacy, a centuries-long institution and venerable presence in communities around the world, is evolving before our eyes.
—Jenn Vande Zande, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Perseverance discovered this rock on March 11 on the rim of the Jezero Crater, an ancient lakebed that the rover has been exploring since 2021 for signs of past microbial life.—
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In Live Fruit Flies By Ian Randall Deputy Science Editor Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 Paleontologists have discovered a disturbing new species of ancient wasp that restrained its prey using its Venus flytrap-like abdomen before laying eggs in the victim.—
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That Interstellar theme tune would become one of Zimmer’s most revered and intimate pieces that has since been hailed for its complex nature and its ability to convey time and space in music.—
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Collins rephrased a quote by James Connolly, a revered Irish labor leader whose picture overlooked the speakers’ area at the lunch.—
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At just 10 years old, Romeo made his modeling debut in a 2013 Burberry Kids campaign, which also featured Cara Delevingne, after he was named the face of the brand’s children’s line.—
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were the only players to hit that mark at 28 years old.—
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The sensor sizes for all three lenses are respectable, but nothing mind blowing.—
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Woll’s final tally of 24 saves on 26 shots was plenty respectable.—
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One photo shows an antique dealer named Eddie Dodson, who had a store on Melrose Avenue.—
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The event featured an antique Jeepney — a traditional open-air vehicle used in the Philippines — and ube shakes.—
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The History of Traditional Sitting Rooms The concept of a formal sitting room dates all the way back to medieval monasteries, where monks used these spaces to conduct business with visitors and laypeople.—
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Since 2019, leaders in the small Italian town of Avezzano in the Abruzzo region have been calling on the Louvre museum in Paris to return a medieval stone bas-relief that was once part of their local church, San Nicola, which was destroyed in a 1915 earthquake, reports Le Journal des Arts.—
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“Venerable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerable. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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