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 worshipped
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
a proper setting in which to venerate God
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Recent Examples of venerated
Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
He was charged with dozens more counts of criminal mischief, burglary, intentional desecration of a venerated object and other crimes.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Gerlach has been charged with 26 counts of burglary and criminal trespassing, in addition to abuse of a corpse and desecration and theft or sale of venerated objects.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Gwynne died in Manhattan in 1948, probably never knowing his cocktail would go on to become a venerated classic.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
As part of her glam process, Biles turned to makeup artist Deja Blackwell, who used Danessa Myricks Beauty by Danessa Myricks products for the venerated gymnast’s makeup look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
The Evolution Of Atlanta Thai Food The partners developed their friendship in some of Atlanta’s most venerated kitchens, taking two paths to Thai cuisine.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Kathleen Chalfant – a venerated stage actress with memorable turns in film and television – is officially entering the gauntlet for this year’s best actress prize.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The American restaurateur, who also owns and operates the venerated Savannah restaurant the Grey, alongside chef Mashama Bailey, was referring to the two-year legal battle to install a ventilation system.
—Alexander Lobrano, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
One example of a prominent woman in these writings is Thecla, venerated for her persistence, courage and influence.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Yoji shared that venerated director Akira Kurosawa always said that the camera should never be on stage when shooting a kabuki performance, nor move around to get close to the actors.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
This is something new in the techno-sphere that for the longest time elevated and venerated the founder/CEO as superstar.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Now, the singer has dropped her Folded Homage Pack EP of remixes that venerated musicians Brandy, Toni Braxton, JoJo, Tank, and Mario previously teased on social media, with a new addition from Ne-Yo as well.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
That venerated show would mark the first collaboration between Richard Rodgers, formerly Hart's longtime musical partner, and Oscar Hammerstein II.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
For all their differences in background, temperament, and approaches to art, Matisse and Picasso both venerated Cézanne, Delacroix, Manet, and van Gogh.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The site is retired from active worship but still venerated.
—Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The Westerner, with eyes narrowed and speech slowed by a drawl, has become a venerated figure to people far removed from the species’ native habitat, the American range of yesterday that today doesn’t exist and, more to the point, save for artistic revisionist accounts, never did.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
He was charged with dozens more counts of criminal mischief, burglary, intentional desecration of a venerated object and other crimes.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Gerlach has been charged with 26 counts of burglary and criminal trespassing, in addition to abuse of a corpse and desecration and theft or sale of venerated objects.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Gwynne died in Manhattan in 1948, probably never knowing his cocktail would go on to become a venerated classic.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
As part of her glam process, Biles turned to makeup artist Deja Blackwell, who used Danessa Myricks Beauty by Danessa Myricks products for the venerated gymnast’s makeup look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
The Evolution Of Atlanta Thai Food The partners developed their friendship in some of Atlanta’s most venerated kitchens, taking two paths to Thai cuisine.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Kathleen Chalfant – a venerated stage actress with memorable turns in film and television – is officially entering the gauntlet for this year’s best actress prize.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The American restaurateur, who also owns and operates the venerated Savannah restaurant the Grey, alongside chef Mashama Bailey, was referring to the two-year legal battle to install a ventilation system.
—Alexander Lobrano, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Since becoming a global celebrity in the mid-’90s, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has become venerated for her restrained, aloof glamour.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
One example of a prominent woman in these writings is Thecla, venerated for her persistence, courage and influence.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
Yoji shared that venerated director Akira Kurosawa always said that the camera should never be on stage when shooting a kabuki performance, nor move around to get close to the actors.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
This is something new in the techno-sphere that for the longest time elevated and venerated the founder/CEO as superstar.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Now, the singer has dropped her Folded Homage Pack EP of remixes that venerated musicians Brandy, Toni Braxton, JoJo, Tank, and Mario previously teased on social media, with a new addition from Ne-Yo as well.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
That venerated show would mark the first collaboration between Richard Rodgers, formerly Hart's longtime musical partner, and Oscar Hammerstein II.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
For all their differences in background, temperament, and approaches to art, Matisse and Picasso both venerated Cézanne, Delacroix, Manet, and van Gogh.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
The site is retired from active worship but still venerated.
—Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venerated
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On their second day in Washington, DC, a group of venerable Buddhist monks from Texas marked the end of their multi-month walking pilgrimage at the Lincoln Memorial.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The venerable Bay Area punk band Green Day also put in a characteristically punchy mini-set meant to mark the Super Bowl’s 60th anniversary.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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One moment they’re worshiped on social media; the next, they’re scorched.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 4,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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But the backlash suggests On This Day… is still somewhat ahead of its time, and that viewers don’t want revered storytellers embracing artificial intelligence.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Numerous vendors sold empty orange and clear plastic jugs that followers filled to take revered water home.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Venerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerated. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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