as in awards
recognition given to someone who has done something extremely well but who has not won the top honor
They didn't win the science fair competition but were pleased to receive an honorable mention.
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This year, exhibitors had to rely on an ecclectic batch of holdovers, rereleases, including Back to the Future, and the expansion of Focus Features’ awards darling and specialty offering Bugonia.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Although Halloween is traditionally a moribund period at the box office, October is usually the time when studios start to launch their awards hopefuls.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Her novels have won accolades from the New York Times, the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, and Junior Library Guild.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Recently, Allen has held the edge in individual accolades as the reigning NFL MVP.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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As the women trickle in one by one from the upstairs of the London West Hollywood for the shoot in the hotel’s ballroom, they are each met with hugs and compliments from the ladies who arrived before them.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Honorable mentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorable%20mentions. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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