reverential
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While eager to imbue him with reverential status, the Party is simultaneously wary that almost any discussion of Mao's legacy could rake up uncomfortable memories.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
But fairs emphasized the typical, not the singular; the popular, not the elite; the commercial, not the reverential.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
I think there's a reverential approach that is just as, if not more, valuable.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025
We listened in rapt, reverential awe, cozied by Vienna’s velvet strings, velvet winds and velvet brass woven together in a perfect tapestry of lush sonic textures and instrumental colors.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2024
“You’d better come along with us, Father,” a lean, hawkfaced major on the chaplain’s other side intoned with reverential sorrow.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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