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as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
the college's hallowed tradition of ringing the chapel bell one hundred times before commencement ceremonies
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as in sacred
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
a church erected on one of Christianity's most hallowed sites
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as in holy
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
hallowed traditions that bind the present generation with all those that have gone before
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as in blessed
to make holy through prayers or ritual
Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground"
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Recent Examples of hallowed
Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
For a cast of Rascal House regulars, the end will come Sunday night, when the hallowed deli in Sunny Isles Beach closes its doors for good.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Harkness, meanwhile, put in 25 years with the city, earning a hallowed reputation as a facilitator while also being a major player in the success of the Strong Neighborhoods Initiative.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
On the placard beneath the hallowed swimming costume reads a quote from Anderson on her own swimwear line, designed over 30 years later.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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Being a huge University of Kansas fan growing up, this was hallowed ground.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
For a cast of Rascal House regulars, the end will come Sunday night, when the hallowed deli in Sunny Isles Beach closes its doors for good.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Harkness, meanwhile, put in 25 years with the city, earning a hallowed reputation as a facilitator while also being a major player in the success of the Strong Neighborhoods Initiative.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
On the placard beneath the hallowed swimming costume reads a quote from Anderson on her own swimwear line, designed over 30 years later.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump had pursued one venerable D.C. firm, Covington & Burling, with an executive order that revoked security clearances for lawyers representing the former special counsel Jack Smith.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Owens is only the third executive producer in the history of the venerable CBS newsmagazine, having taken over the program in 2019.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
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Because what matters, what makes Caravaggio so much more than an illustrator, is less the realism of the sacred image than its translation — through the bodies and faces of ordinary people — from the time of the Gospels to now.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the applicants aim to honor the sacred and historical significance of the buttes to Native American history and mythology.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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As the world mourns Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, age 88—a symbolic end following the Church’s holiest calendar.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Loading your audio article Pope Francis never visited California or his holy namesake’s city by the bay, but in many ways, the heart of his message made a tremendous imprint here.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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God has blessed us to be able to take all these trips and visits.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Tatum said he has been blessed to play under Stevens, Udoka and Mazzulla.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Our band, too, found ourselves on a prickly path to one of the most revered venues in the country.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The is a revered tradition, held every Tuesday Masters week.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Hallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallowed. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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