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Recent Examples of honor guard
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.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The honor guard stands to the side, fixed in their positions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Highland Park Patrol Officer Travis Dragicevich, a (USMC) United States Marine Corps veteran with military service years from 1997 to 2001, held the American flag for honor guard duty.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Members of the honor guard stood next to the door.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 28 June 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The honor guard stands to the side, fixed in their positions.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Highland Park Patrol Officer Travis Dragicevich, a (USMC) United States Marine Corps veteran with military service years from 1997 to 2001, held the American flag for honor guard duty.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Members of the honor guard stood next to the door.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honor guard
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Heaps is returning home while some other national team stars have gone to Europe in the past year, including defender Naomi Girma and Alyssa Thompson.—
Romi Bean,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Daniels is a perimeter defender and Green guards frontcourt players, and both are arguably the best in their respective roles.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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While promoting The Book of Sheen on Impaulsive, host Mike Majlak asked the actor about some of the details in the book, which included drug use, losing his virginity to an escort at 15 years old, and having slept with 47,000 women by his count.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … OCEAN ESCAPE – Sanctioned tanker flees US forces, now under Russian naval escort off Irish coast.—
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FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Steve Wilkos, the former bodyguard on The Jerry Springer Show who’s now a talk show host himself, will also appear.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Alu was a bodyguard for his wife, Kim Rothstein.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement The next morning, Pine alerts Burr that Roper’s weapons convoy, used as a philanthropic aid cover, is heading to the Turkish border.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Without time to put on her shoes, Heller ran outside and saw a convoy of ICE agents on her street, yelling at a woman in an SUV who appeared to be blocking them from passing.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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The company’s other plans for the building include converting the former press room into a large event space — perhaps for tech conferences or even entertainment like World Cup watch parties.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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Against the backdrop of his classic tuxedo (and the rich red carpet) the watch was hard not to miss.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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Before her death, Goodall wrote an open letter — shared with PEOPLE by Animals Asia — about her decision to become Robinson's guardian.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Donors should be in good health with no cold, flu, or COVID-19 symptoms, and must be at least 17 years old, or 16 with a parent or guardian’s consent.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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According to the Hindu, local eyewitnesses have said that the elephant attacks mostly at night while people are sleeping, and residents have been using firecrackers and patrol teams to keep the animal away from heavily populated areas.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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During his time in Iraq, Ross was a machine gunner on a combat logistical patrol team, court documents show.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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Photos, Videos, Journals, and Scrapbooks While old photos, journals, handwritten notes, and other personal archives may not mean much to you at the time, check with family members to see if anyone wants to be the keeper of memories.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Marquette kid Kolek — more and more of a keeper, a wonderful old expression used by an old Marquette coach named Al McGuire — had five assists in 14 minutes.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honor%20guard. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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