honorary
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commemorating, commemorative, memorial, memorializing
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Jessica Jones can also be considered an honorary Capricorn hero. — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Teen Vogue, "Which Superhero You Are According to Your Zodiac Sign," 26 Apr. 2019 No matter, Kratz would present KAWS with his honorary doctorate degree from the Academy. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, "A Great KAWS: The Artist Is Honored at the Academy of Art’s Tribeca Ball," 13 Apr. 2019 In 2015, Varda was given an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. — Samuel Petrequin, The Seattle Times, "Agnes Varda, French New Wave pioneer, dies at 90," 29 Mar. 2019 According to the university, Butler's selection of commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients is a result of a nomination process, feedback received from community members and approval by the Board of Trustees. — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, "New York Times columnist David Brooks will speak at Butler commencement," 6 Apr. 2018 Meanwhile, Dominican University’s keynote speakers/honorary degree recipients are spouses: actor John Lithgow and economic historian Mary Yeager. — Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, "At SFMOMA, the self is reflected in the collector’s impulse," 26 Mar. 2018 Cash will join producer-guitarist Nile Rodgers and jazz artist Esperanza Spalding as honorary recipients of doctor of music degrees during Berklee commencement exercises on May 12. — Tom Roland, Billboard, "Berklee Steps Up Its Nashville Game, Honoring Dave Cobb and Rosanne Cash," 20 Mar. 2018 Zeta-Jones was born and raised in Wales, and was presented with an honorary degree from The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama at the gala. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Catherine Zeta-Jones & Daughter Carys Twin in Off-the-Shoulder Red Gowns," 3 Mar. 2019 Many would also like to see Lee, who was given an honorary Oscar in 2015, win his first competitive Academy Award. — Jake Coyle, The Seattle Times, "What will win best picture? It’s a maddeningly close race," 20 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'honorary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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