: 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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Eric Nadel is in a group that includes Mel Allen, Bob Uecker, Harry Kalas, Jerry Coleman, Denny Matthews, Red Barber, Ernie Harwell, Jon Miller, Jack Brickhouse, Marty Brennaman, Harry Caray, Jack Buck, and maybe the most revered of them all, Vin Scully.
—Mac Engel
april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
In February, a large contingent of city residents made the short drive into Indianapolis to one of Indiana’s most revered basketball cathedrals, Hinkle Fieldhouse.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Her refined minimalism captured a new kind of sophisticated woman and is still one of the most revered—and referenced—designer aesthetics to this day.
—Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2026
Hailing from Marinduque Island is the Moriones Festival, one of the oldest and most revered ecclesiastical festivities in the Philippines.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
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Mac Engel
april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
In February, a large contingent of city residents made the short drive into Indianapolis to one of Indiana’s most revered basketball cathedrals, Hinkle Fieldhouse.
—Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Her refined minimalism captured a new kind of sophisticated woman and is still one of the most revered—and referenced—designer aesthetics to this day.
—Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2026
Hailing from Marinduque Island is the Moriones Festival, one of the oldest and most revered ecclesiastical festivities in the Philippines.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Revered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revered. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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