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Noun
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Astonishing success in both domestic cups in their nine seasons under Pep Guardiola has been the catalyst for this unprecedented run, the reverence with which the Spaniard regards the English knockout competitions fuelling a determination to keep on winning them.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 May 2025 -
There was an air of reverence for Journalism entering the Triple Crown’s second jewel, prominently from a few Hall of Fame trainers.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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In the comment section, many celebrities shared their love and adoration for baby Jack, including rapper Sexxy Red, actress Justine Skye and Lori Harvey.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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America’s irreplaceable contribution to winning that world war and preventing another deserves to be the object of adoration.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
8 May 2025
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But in Kyiv, my Ukrainian aunt Vita immediately thought of Vladimir Putin. Advertisement Advertisement The Russian President has long made the veneration of World War II the central tenet of Russia’s national idea.—
Sasha Vasilyuk,
Time,
8 May 2025
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To the modern secular mind, the veneration of relics suggests a fetishistic obsession with death.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has greater political flexibility to make such an offer than did the Obama or Biden administrations, thanks to the Republican Party’s deference to Trump’s foreign policy initiatives.—
Richard Nephew,
Foreign Affairs,
26 May 2025
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The Vikings will play the Steelers in Ireland on Sept. 28, but not because of deference to the Vikings.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Exchanges are not for comparing notes or calling each other’s attention to something that was not done to your liking.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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But that xG-against figure is too high for Chelsea’s liking in any case.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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“Idealization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealization. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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