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reverent

[rev-er-uhnt, rev-ruhnt] / ˈrɛv ər ənt, ˈrɛv rənt /


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Tuna says everyone who has come to see the art has left feeling a bit more reverent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

"It was so vibrant and so alive. A reverent and gracious… and wonderful, wonderful energy," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

“Jesus’ Son” was a good example—director Alison Maclean was reverent, but slightly baffled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The Edmund Fitzgerald had become one of the most lasting cultural touchstones of the digital age: a meme—albeit a strangely reverent one.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

The mothers were in reverent awe of her; they brought her small presents, they eagerly handed their daughters to her for Sunday Work.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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