adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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most
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The attorney-client privilege against compelled testimony is the most venerable privilege in the law.
■ NOUN
institution
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Maybe you still value these venerable institutions , and although you see weaknesses in them you are working to see them changed.
tradition
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As for Deanes, there's an old and venerable tradition of the holy fool.
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In this, they followed a venerable tradition .
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The pageantry surrounding the court is a feast of spectacle and venerable tradition .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a venerable New York City law firm
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although occasionally an older vessel may substitute for one in dry dock, many venerable craft have been pensioned off.
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As for Deanes, there's an old and venerable tradition of the holy fool.
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Breakspear was both more venerable and less ostentatious than most colleges.
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In December 1994, for example, the venerable retailer had a same-store sales increase of 7. 3 percent.
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This is what he's done to the venerable game of golf and our conception of what is and isn't possible.
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While the church was burning, congregants pulled out venerable objects, including a safe where the books were housed.