as in heroically
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
their sons died honorably, fighting a war to preserve freedom for future generations
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Recent Examples of honorably
After nearly four years of service, Wade was honorably discharged in 1987 under an early transfer program that was part of a military reduction in force enacted that year.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
These fine people served their country honorably.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
She was honorably discharged from the Army in 2014, then obtained her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from John Jay College in New York in 2017, records show.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
As a result, thousands of veterans who honorably served our nation still struggle to access even basic preventative care or care programs offered through the federal VA.
—Rep. Jaime Foster, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Robert Mueller did his job honorably and always told the truth.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 21 Mar. 2026
Used to be, when something went bad wrong in the military, folks up and down the chain-of-command would honorably resign, sometimes even to the uppermost of the civilian ranks.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Jalloh was honorably discharged from the Virginia Army National Guard in 2015.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The Virginia Army National Guard confirmed Jalloh served as a specialist from 2009 until 2015, when he was honorably discharged.
—Jonathan Mattise, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
These fine people served their country honorably.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
She was honorably discharged from the Army in 2014, then obtained her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from John Jay College in New York in 2017, records show.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
As a result, thousands of veterans who honorably served our nation still struggle to access even basic preventative care or care programs offered through the federal VA.
—Rep. Jaime Foster, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Robert Mueller did his job honorably and always told the truth.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 21 Mar. 2026
Used to be, when something went bad wrong in the military, folks up and down the chain-of-command would honorably resign, sometimes even to the uppermost of the civilian ranks.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Jalloh was honorably discharged from the Virginia Army National Guard in 2015.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
The Virginia Army National Guard confirmed Jalloh served as a specialist from 2009 until 2015, when he was honorably discharged.
—Jonathan Mattise, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorably
Adverb
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Once in a rare while, a person who was once heroically famous is demoted to infamous, and his statues disappear.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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But two stepsisters are a chorus, a camp against which she is heroically positioned.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Among other things, the New York Times story portrayed Lively as Hollywood’s latest #MeToo crusader, courageously exposing workplace abuses against women.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Obviously, there are many Jewish people who have courageously stood against Israeli policy and are pushing against that conflation.—
Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The rest of the league, which has greatly benefited from five years of Sparks’ bad basketball decisions, will be waiting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, Brightman told me, the stuff that is costing these champions big-time helped him greatly in preparing his analysis.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.—
Georgia Casey,
Allure,
6 Feb. 2026
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