: 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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Still, each woman is well-drawn beyond that: Annie is the revered local Hoodoo practitioner serving the community while mourning the death of her infant, and Mary is a woman navigating the complexities of being a multiracial woman who can pass as white but is in love with a Black man.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 July 2025
The revered Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård will sit down with yours truly to record a special episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast in front of an audience at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday, July 11.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
Unlike ordinary beings who are reborn involuntarily under the influence of karma, a revered spiritual master like the Dalai Lama is believed to choose the place and time of his rebirth – guided by compassion and prayer – for the benefit of all sentient beings.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Churchill’s journey to becoming a revered leader in the industry was not a path without hurdles.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 July 2025
The revered Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård will sit down with yours truly to record a special episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast in front of an audience at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Friday, July 11.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
Unlike ordinary beings who are reborn involuntarily under the influence of karma, a revered spiritual master like the Dalai Lama is believed to choose the place and time of his rebirth – guided by compassion and prayer – for the benefit of all sentient beings.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Churchill’s journey to becoming a revered leader in the industry was not a path without hurdles.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revered. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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