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Recent Examples of honor guard
McLaughlin's remains will arrive at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on Aug. 6 and will be escorted back to Shawano by an honor guard provided by the Patriot Guard Riders.
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Yet a horse who serves their country is no less vital when their service is mostly ceremonial — in parades, honor guards, and funerals.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
There was an honor guard with trumpets.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Yet a horse who serves their country is no less vital when their service is mostly ceremonial — in parades, honor guards, and funerals.
—Scott Simon, NPR, 19 July 2025
There was an honor guard with trumpets.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
For the occasion, the office of the local governor had prepared an elaborate ceremony, with a military band and an honor guard standing at attention, the bayonets of their rifles glinting in the sun.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honor guard
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Maybe that — combined with the steady growth of young defenders like Ashton Gillotte, Omarr Norman-Lott and Nohl Williams — will be enough to put KC back in position to lift its third Lombardi in four years.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Baltasar Rodriguez had stolen the ball from an Atlanta defender and crossed the ball to Messi.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Businesses are being forced to shut down and residents face lengthy queues and price hikes at petrol stations, with the junta-run government trying to bring in fuel supplies under army escort.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The problem was, with technology still being in its infancy, the Forever creator and her husband, Salim Akil, had to lead her — police escort style — in the right direction.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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If the celebrity steps off the red carpet even for a moment, one of the bodyguards is lost; whether the VIP can complete the long walk down the red carpet without losing the bodyguards is the challenge.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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How much more fun would this Broncos offense be right now if Bo Nix had Cam Skattebo to lean on as a situational back and bodyguard?—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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Producer and colleague Monika Evstatieva and I were in that convoy, took small arms fire, but were unharmed.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Live video showed a convoy of five Red Cross vehicles carrying the remaining hostages leaving Khan Younis in southern Gaza, to the cheers of onlookers and surrounded by Hamas officers.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The watch was in place for East Carteret, Northern Outer Banks, Ocracoke Island and Hatteras Island.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Audience members must be at least 12 years old; anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to The Cut, on top of paying for the unit, Williams's estate is responsible for the guardianship lawyer fees, paying her guardian, Sabrina Morrissey’s fees and her lawyer fees, who is on retainer at $10,000 a month.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The city’s announcement came after weeks of speculation about the arrival of the guard, following reports in September that federal forces and state highway patrol officers had begun operating in Memphis.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Norris portrays the cunning and relentless Chief Dennison, with Tripp as Liz Bradley, a border patrol agent with a true-north moral compass, in her first major film role.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the first half, a Roldan shot from distance had Aussie keeper Mathew Ryan beat, but went just wide.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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Senior Zookeeper Allison Jungheim, who serves on the alliance’s management group as well as the polar bear program leader and studbook keeper for all polar bears in North America, says there are 56 polar bears in human care in North America, with 37 of them in the United States.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honor%20guard. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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