as in respectful
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showing a lot of respect
a reverent crowd of worshippers They used a reverent tone of voice when speaking about their father.
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Recent Examples of reverent
Seeing how fiercely protective and reverent Charles was in his explanation of jab jab reminded me of something chart-topping Afrobeats superstar Rema said in an Apple Music interview promoting his new Heis album.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
Part sloppy and overly reverent tribute, part hilarious 1970s gross-out romp, and an all-out assault to recreate the adrenaline rush of producing that inaugural SNL, Jason Reitman‘s Saturday Night seeks to bring folks back to the 90 minutes leading up to the 90 minutes that changed the world.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2024
Latto keeps the hometown love reverent and creative, with few moments that are too on the nose.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
The mood in the room was a sharp departure from the jubilant rally ongoing down the street, where a reverent relief after the assassination attempt has mixed with open glee over a potential Democratic ticket meltdown.
—Melissa Brown, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
Part sloppy and overly reverent tribute, part hilarious 1970s gross-out romp, and an all-out assault to recreate the adrenaline rush of producing that inaugural SNL, Jason Reitman‘s Saturday Night seeks to bring folks back to the 90 minutes leading up to the 90 minutes that changed the world.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2024
Latto keeps the hometown love reverent and creative, with few moments that are too on the nose.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
The mood in the room was a sharp departure from the jubilant rally ongoing down the street, where a reverent relief after the assassination attempt has mixed with open glee over a potential Democratic ticket meltdown.
—Melissa Brown, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverent
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This ensures a healthy, productive, and respectful environment that fosters clarity, mutual understanding, and trust.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The grandfather painted a picture of a respectful and thoughtful athlete who was a role model to his family and friends.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Her chef and housekeeper, Bruna (Alba Rohrwacher), is timid and worshipful but able to take quietly decisive action when necessary.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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In a country given to worshipful talk of Founding Fathers, this is not a new subject on the political stage.Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
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Bad news comes in the form of this Brighton away shirt, which seems to be a reverential tribute to their away shirt from… 2014.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Despite smart, playful cooking, everyone around me ate in reverential near-silence.Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
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And yet something about her pious active listening face really gets to Urs.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Paxton, pious to the end, responds by talking about the Great Prayer Experiment, a (very real) series of studies that sought to test whether prayer has any tangible healing impact — and conclusively found there to be not.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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There is an incredible world-class collection that would seem like a holy grail, but underneath, a whole family portrait of pain is unboxed.Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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What to wear: Since this is a holy place of prayer, visitors who identify as women are expected to be in modest dress, including a head covering and loose-fitting garments that cover from the neck to the ankle.Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jabbar and his family are devout members of the Islamic community.Mat Issa, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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The English-language feature follows the devout Christian’s resistance to the rise of the Third Reich, and eventual involvement in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Consistent with the religious theme of God as love, the Bible contains unending comfort from God and God’s agents not to be afraid.Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Happy retirees who attend a religious service an average of once per week are 1.5 times more likely to be happy.Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Reverent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverent. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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