as in homage
a show of respect or acknowledgement of the authority or importance of another
They made obeisance before the king and queen. She earned herself some political enemies when she failed to make the proper obeisance to those in power.
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Recent Examples of obeisance
But Zuckerberg isn’t the only one paying abject obeisance to the president.
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
In the first case, Obama was accused of showing obeisance to a foreign ruler and Islam.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Brazen transaction mixed with humbling obeisance is hardly unknown in Washington.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
At the same time, there’s a legion of former Department of Justice officials who fear Bondi’s unique obeisance to this president is undergirding the foundation of an independent Justice Department.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
In the first case, Obama was accused of showing obeisance to a foreign ruler and Islam.
—Brendan Cole
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Brazen transaction mixed with humbling obeisance is hardly unknown in Washington.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
At the same time, there’s a legion of former Department of Justice officials who fear Bondi’s unique obeisance to this president is undergirding the foundation of an independent Justice Department.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obeisance
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Her visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which its nearest neighbors see as an homage to Japan’s past wartime aggressions, have also angered both of those nations.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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His middle name is a homage to the Atlanta Braves’ former field where Freddie played for the majority of his career.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Her mission is to be an example of overcoming adversity, reminding the world that true success comes from working with love, respect, and shining without dimming the light of others.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fabian Hurzeler’s team have had their best matches in this respect against Manchester City in August and 10-man Chelsea in September, converting five of seven big chances across both wins.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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After a royal salute in which the Ukrainian national anthem was played, Zelenskyy was invited to inspect the Guard of Honor put on by the Grenadier Guards.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The all-weather aircraft executed a series of precise manoeuvres, including a hover salute, backward ascent, and vertical climb, before deploying jamming flares in a vivid display of battlefield readiness.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Presented by Sony Music Publishing, the Venezuelan singer-songwriter — whose artistic name is a nod to George Clooney’s character in the Ocean‘s trilogy — spoke candidly about looking inward and trusting his intuition when crafting songs.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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The comment is a nod to the stoic—or perhaps desensitized—demeanor of younger travelers in the face of stressors that rattle many.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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While Palace drew 1-1 at Hartlepool, Wright scored on his Arsenal debut against Leicester City, and registered a hat-trick on his First Division bow at Southampton a few days later.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the photo, Sofia is slumped in her car seat, pacifier in her mouth and wearing pink pajamas and a coordinating pink hair bow.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The city works to balance fun with reverence, and discourages people from coming to the city to enter the cemeteries at night hoping for a ghostly experience.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The man nods in reverence from inside a building to salute the monster, but Godzilla doesn't reciprocate his kindness.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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In Killers of the Flower Moon, his Ernest Burkhart starts off as a mopey, weak-minded World War One veteran, eager to do anything for his godfather uncle (Robert De Niro), but there’s still a certain likability to his dim-bulb submissiveness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Obeisance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obeisance. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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