as in respectful
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showing a lot of respect
a reverent crowd of worshippers They used a reverent tone of voice when speaking about their father.
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Recent Examples of reverent
The Sundance online platform has allowed for a more democratic festival experience (feature film tickets cost $35) when stacked against its peer events, which are reverent to theaters only and in less accessible locations.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
Since the film’s release, last November, critics have been divided over whether Prieto was too reverent toward Rulfo’s work.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The performance is soft and delicate, with the few people in attendance affording Gibson the reverent silence that was so lacking in Austin.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
And last fall, Hurley played a set to a hushed, reverent audience at the annual Brooklyn Folk Festival.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Feb. 2025
Since the film’s release, last November, critics have been divided over whether Prieto was too reverent toward Rulfo’s work.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
The performance is soft and delicate, with the few people in attendance affording Gibson the reverent silence that was so lacking in Austin.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
And last fall, Hurley played a set to a hushed, reverent audience at the annual Brooklyn Folk Festival.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverent
Adjective
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Mutual understanding of individual work styles fosters a more effective and respectful team environment.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Antetokounmpo seemed to take exception to the towel waving, perceiving it as taunting, and engaged in what seemed like a stern but respectful back-and-forth.—
Amos Morale III,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Conway, an Irishman like Fennell, rides a motorbike, inspires worshipful devotion in his crew, and can free-dive to extraordinary depths.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The secret in the biscuits is the pairing of cheddar with bacon, with the overall result being worshipful thanks from those who are lucky enough to partake.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Standing in front of the former CBGB, Pinn lowered his voice to a reverential register, and explained that when the club was forced to close over a rent dispute, in 2006, Hilly Kristal, its owner, put everything inside into storage, including the urinals.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Where Swiss brands often maintain a reverential distance between creator and consumer, the Brits actively collapse this space.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The baron and his pious daughter seem at peace with their mutual estrangement until Zsa-zsa suddenly decides to break that habit.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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But while the main character’s mother in that movie was an antagonistic figure, Fatima’s parents are portrayed as kind, not dogmatic or ostentatiously pious.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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There is some irony that the lawmakers working on the bill with preliminary votes on both Saturday and Sunday, the Jewish Sabbath and the Christian Sabbath, violated the commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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The march commemorates Jerusalem Day, which marks Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 Mideast war.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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In 2023, Caviezel, a devout Catholic, starred in mega box office breakout Sound Of Freedom, produced by faith-friendly Angel Studios, and is next due to reprise his role as Jesus in Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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Local family members and friends know the new pontiff as a lifelong devout Catholic and former altar boy who makes frequent trips back home to the Chicago area, cheering for the White Sox and enjoying a slice of Aurelio’s pizza when back in town.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Some of those details are in opposition to one another – the ancient and the modern, the religious and the secular -particularly in Riyadh.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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The Nazis’ demonization of ethnic and religious minorities, as well as political opponents, led to the Holocaust.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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“Reverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverent. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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