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[ri-veer] / rɪˈvɪər /


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As it happens, Hegseth wasn’t alone in offending the entire Western world, which he purports to revere.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

The site is considered holy to Christians – who revere it as the site of Jesus's last Supper – and to Jews who see it as the tomb of the biblical King David.

From BBC May 1, 2026

I feel about Scotland the way many Europeans feel about America: I love its people, revere its history, relish its architecture and topography and regard its present-day politics with sadness.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Though Bhumibol's son inherited the throne about nine years ago, many still revere him as the nation's most steadfast figurehead -- and Sirikit as his constant companion.

From Barron's Oct. 26, 2025

I am disturbed by those who revere us far more than those who disdain us.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

On the one hand, Ms. Brown reveres the wisdom passed down through generations and draws on institutional knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

A Shiite cleric, he lives frugally and was brought up in a religious tradition that reveres martyrdom.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

As somebody who has come up through the department, who reveres it, what do the two sides of that coin look like?

From Slate Nov. 24, 2025

Clayton Kershaw was at the center of the Dodgers experience over the last 18 years, becoming a legend for the team and a city that reveres its sports legends.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

He greatly reveres the memory of his illustrious uncle and loves to dwell on his many noble traits of character.

From Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? by John B. Remsburg

Our creativity and innovation, how we made music and movies and clothes and vaccines and lifesaving drugs and consumer goods revered the world over.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

It’s only one of the most revered sporting venues in the world.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Pushkin is revered as one of the country’s literary giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Although he was revered by his men, former Yugoslav army spokesman Ljubodrag Stojadinovic once described him as "narcissistic, conceited, vain and arrogant".

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

They all loved him very much, and revered him for taking thorns out of their toes, and came to him with their troubles at once.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The film purports to show how socioeconomic inequality is a result of “the cultural pendulum swinging too far towards revering things we consider ‘masculine,’ like individualism, power, and money,” according to the nonprofit’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

"This tells me about the whole community, this tells me about how they were thinking, how they were behaving, how they were revering the heavens."

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

But know this: Parenting culture is moving toward greater respect for all while still caring for and revering our elders.

From Washington Post Mar. 22, 2023

The North’s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper said North Korea is revering Kim Il Sung as “eternal president” under the “outstanding leadership of comrade Kim Jong Un.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 14, 2022

Precisely at nine o'clock the Saxon Court entered, so far as possible in battle array, and unlimbered to a slight extent before their revering subjects.

From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Stuart Oliver Henry




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