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Noun
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The big picture: The way the holiday is celebrated has evolved throughout U.S. history, from a day of reverence for George Washington to a retail bonanza.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025 -
Carter had secured a reverence that lasts for generations.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Ackermann, like Ford, is one of fashion’s dramatists, deftly wielding strong shoulders, sinuous draping, and an audacious use of rich color in both his women’s and men’s work, an approach that garnered him the adoration of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet—and, clearly, Mr. Ford.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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This is the rare instance when the love of a player was on the same level, if not greater, than the adoration for the team.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2025
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The relics of the monastery’s saintly founder were on view for public veneration.—
Therese Cory,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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The grave became a place of veneration, then a site of controversy in the early 2000s when Little Round Top’s owner began to shoo away the curious.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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The atmosphere of anticipation and reverence, this collective yearning, a combination of hope and deference, seemed liturgical in a way that connected all the human figures scattered across the acres.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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That is, their personal view of the way the world should be, with no deference to the Legislature and no regard for the victims of crime or the welfare of society.—
Timothy J. Cruz,
Boston Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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Flip it: Once the bacon starts to curl and brown, flip it and continue cooking the bacon, turning regularly, until the pieces are crisped to your liking.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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Bake until browned to your liking, about 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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