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
Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Rush had been in the Navy but was honorably discharged in 2015, the affidavit says.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 27 May 2026
He then was drafted by the Army but was honorably discharged almost two years later.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the district-court judge and one of the few trial participants who managed to acquit herself honorably, told them to suck it up.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Owen was introduced in Season 5 as a rogue Army trauma surgeon who was honorably discharged following the death of his entire platoon.
—Max Gao, Variety, 8 May 2026
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.
—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
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
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
Rush had been in the Navy but was honorably discharged in 2015, the affidavit says.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 27 May 2026
He then was drafted by the Army but was honorably discharged almost two years later.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the district-court judge and one of the few trial participants who managed to acquit herself honorably, told them to suck it up.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Owen was introduced in Season 5 as a rogue Army trauma surgeon who was honorably discharged following the death of his entire platoon.
—Max Gao, Variety, 8 May 2026
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorably
Adverb
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Your mother, heroically, became a warrior and a frontierswoman, an explorer, a pioneer.—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Patrick Gallagher, who earned the Navy Cross during the Vietnam War for heroically shielding his fellow Marines from a live grenade.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 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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In response, Chuck’s family courageously chose to share their story openly — and the Ace the Stigma Foundation was born.—
Ace The Stigma Foundation,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2026
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In a story set in the Great Depression, the Filipino-American novelist wrote courageously of the struggles of the migrant worker who wishes to live with dignity in a world that chooses not to see him as fully human.—
Time,
Time,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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Kiley greatly outraised his opponents on the campaign finance front, and sought to emphasize his qualities as a political moderate who at times broke with the Republican Party.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Of course, space food has greatly advanced since the days of tube-food and chalky ice cream.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 June 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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“Honorably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorably. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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