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worshipfully

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as in reverently

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Recent Examples of worshipfully Butch deferred to his nephew’s cinematic opinions and spoke of Cal worshipfully to his film-buff dentist. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

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The group is silent and still, reverently absorbing the mechanical chug of this nearly outmoded office machine like Hollywood Bowl-goers taking in Joshua Bell.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Here in a quiet public garden overlooked by the tourist guides, his fingers reverently trace a volcanic stone from Þingvellir, the ancient cradle of Icelandic democracy.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of reverently

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Much of the Red Barn’s irreplaceable art and ephemera, meticulously and lovingly curated over the years, was lost — but the music series, powered by the fireproof resiliency of those who oversee the collective, barely skipped a beat.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
In Adnan, Regan could not have found a more captivating central character, whose incisive, ever-generous way with words, philosophical wisdom, and artworks are lovingly conveyed here.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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