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Recent Examples of honor guard
There will be patriotic performances, an honor guard firing salute and wreath laying.
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Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Villegas was a member of the elite presidential honor guard and colonel in the Venezuelan air force.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Once the coffin was brought into the chapel with an honor guard, the archbishop blessed their remains, and each pallbearer was given a box to carry to the burial vault for interment.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The honor guard stands to the side, fixed in their positions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
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Heather McRea, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
Villegas was a member of the elite presidential honor guard and colonel in the Venezuelan air force.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Once the coffin was brought into the chapel with an honor guard, the archbishop blessed their remains, and each pallbearer was given a box to carry to the burial vault for interment.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The honor guard stands to the side, fixed in their positions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honor guard
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The Arkansas Supreme Court has a unique role as the defender of the rights particular to Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Kjellbin is also a defender and was part of the Sweden team that made it to the quarterfinals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, eventually being defeated by hockey heavyweight Canada.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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In November outside Houston, the monks were walking on the side of a highway when their escort vehicle was hit by a truck.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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In November, outside Houston, the group were walking on the side of a highway when their escort vehicle was hit by a truck.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Nearing midnight, a VIP section was created, behind which Jack Harlow soon solemnly sat with some friends, a bodyguard standing watch.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
15 Feb. 2026
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When, at my photographer’s request, the president approaches the window of his office to open the blinds, his bodyguard lurches forward to close them.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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For their 2022 expedition, the researchers set out from the city of Agadez in a convoy and drove off-road through desert terrain for almost three days, often getting stuck in the sand.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the events of Thursday, which began with a convoy of unmarked police vehicles arriving early at Andrew’s temporary lodgings on the Sandringham Estate on his 66th birthday, have left the British royal family staring down one of its biggest crises in decades.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Seventy-six signings have been made on Parkinson’s watch.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fresno has been issued a freeze watch.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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And so the city was exposed to future hurricanes, and lost the living guardians whose roots held the land in place.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Investigators determined Colgrove was the legal guardian for her 4-year-old grandson.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Because the crash happened not far from one of the department’s precincts, officers on routine patrol were able to get to the scene almost immediately, Chatham County police said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tuesday night, the deputy was responding to a call for service when a tree fell onto the patrol vehicle.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Portuguese giant had been heading out of the Champions League on goal difference until the 6-foot-6-inch keeper rose superbly to head home a free kick and seal a dramatic 4-2 victory which put Benfica into the playoffs for the last 16.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Aliyah Chappell, also a junior, plays keeper.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honor%20guard. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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