as in venerable
deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age
a beloved and venerated professor who has been a fixture on campus for decades
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as in worshiped
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
a proper setting in which to venerate God
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Adjective
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Among the entities helping spark such experiences is Sage, one of New York City’s most venerable owner-operators of premium office space, and a fourth-generation company that has withstood the volatile ups and downs of the office market for more than a century.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025 -
The venerable organization honored the exec at its spring gala alongside illustrious New York native and Severance star John Turturro.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
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The complex houses four shrines, the most revered being the Nani Mandir.—
Zia ur-Rehman Asim Hafeez,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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To the contrary, the NHL’s most revered trophy almost always makes a summer stop in Minnesota, when a triumphant player from Eden Prairie or White Bear Lake or Grand Rapids brings the chalice to their home rink for a day.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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“Venerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerated. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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