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esteem

verb as in consider; believe to be

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Example Sentences

"Some of my esteemed European colleagues should probably hold back from tweeting in anger," one frustrated diplomat from a high-profile nation told me.

From BBC

Director Molly O’Brien trails her aunt Orin O’Brien — esteemed double bassist and the first woman member of the New York Philharmonic orchestra — as she prepares for retirement after decades of playing and teaching.

From Salon

Back in 2020, esteemed chef and James Beard-winning writer and cookbook author Alexander Smalls was deep in research about the foundations of African cooking and cuisine in preparation for an expo in Dubai.

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The esteemed musician, composer and producer, who shaped some of the biggest stars and most memorable songs in the second half of the 20th century, died in November after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Rodgers said afterwards it will be "big for his confidence", and this campaign has been a boost for Celtic's overall esteem on the grandest stage in club football.

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What are other ways to say esteem?

To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To prize is to value highly and cherish.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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