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
Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
The venerated civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW with Chavez and served as the union’s vice president, later came forward with her own accounts of abuse by Chavez.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Not only because its casting displays a high degree of difficulty in finding actors who also sing and dance, including an exciting discovery in Miles Caton, but also because casting director Francine Maisler is a venerated figure within Hollywood.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Over the course of three Sundays, Image contributing photographer Jennelle Fong captured stylish visitors with their bounty at the venerated Hollywood Farmers Market.
—Jennelle Fong
contributing Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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
ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
They were venerated as their tribes’ leaders.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Dozens of firearms also were recovered, including handguns with images of Santa Muerte (a Mexican folk saint venerated by drug dealers) and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
In ancient Greece certain mortals who had achieved kleos (glory or fame) in life were venerated in death.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
His mother, Sonia Sorel, was an actress and artist, and his father, John Carradine, was a prolific and venerated character actor.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
Seahorses are already venerated for having the unusual reproductive trait of the males being the ones that get pregnant.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Adjective
On May 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will open the new, nearly 12,000-square-foot galleries of its venerated Costume Institute.
—Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
The venerated civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW with Chavez and served as the union’s vice president, later came forward with her own accounts of abuse by Chavez.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Not only because its casting displays a high degree of difficulty in finding actors who also sing and dance, including an exciting discovery in Miles Caton, but also because casting director Francine Maisler is a venerated figure within Hollywood.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Over the course of three Sundays, Image contributing photographer Jennelle Fong captured stylish visitors with their bounty at the venerated Hollywood Farmers Market.
—Jennelle Fong
contributing Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
There, at the present-day Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a bishop held up the cross for several hours as the faithful venerated it.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
They were venerated as their tribes’ leaders.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Dozens of firearms also were recovered, including handguns with images of Santa Muerte (a Mexican folk saint venerated by drug dealers) and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
In ancient Greece certain mortals who had achieved kleos (glory or fame) in life were venerated in death.
—Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
His mother, Sonia Sorel, was an actress and artist, and his father, John Carradine, was a prolific and venerated character actor.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
Seahorses are already venerated for having the unusual reproductive trait of the males being the ones that get pregnant.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for venerated
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In response to Cohen Higgins' maneuver, the venerable downtown publication Miami Today, accused her of offering false praise for the center while trying to bury the project in red tape.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Until then, why not show this venerable word some respect?—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and in 1977, the state built an obelisk on the church’s grounds to honor Benjamin Banneker, a naturalist and mathematician who reportedly worshipped at the church during the early 1800s.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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For nearly three decades, Muslims have worshiped at that 1,200-square-foot home on Bush Street without incident.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The gorgeous coupe will only be sold in Japan and features a head-turning design inspired by two of the country’s most revered traditional crafts—glass cutting and indigo dyeing.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival has tapped revered actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai to head the jury for its main competition Golden Goblet Awards.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Venerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venerated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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