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
Dunk eventually became Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, serving honorably and admirably.
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James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
He was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant but was never deployed.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Several Kennedys have served honorably and without scandal.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Buzzell served eight months in Iraq and Kuwait before being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2009.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
House Bill 1037 would waive the fee for a fishing license for active-duty military members and for military veterans who were honorably discharged.
—Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch, 12 Jan. 2026
Her silence tacitly endorses the president’s pardons of financial criminals the Justice Department had worked honorably to convict.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
He was shot twice during that conflict, was honorably discharged, and received a Purple Heart for his bravery.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
And there are lots of filmmakers who very honorably make films about their political points of view.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
He was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant but was never deployed.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Several Kennedys have served honorably and without scandal.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Buzzell served eight months in Iraq and Kuwait before being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2009.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
House Bill 1037 would waive the fee for a fishing license for active-duty military members and for military veterans who were honorably discharged.
—Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch, 12 Jan. 2026
Her silence tacitly endorses the president’s pardons of financial criminals the Justice Department had worked honorably to convict.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
He was shot twice during that conflict, was honorably discharged, and received a Purple Heart for his bravery.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
And there are lots of filmmakers who very honorably make films about their political points of view.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorably
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Just weeks after heroically saving a neighbor’s choking 1-year-old girl, an NYPD officer was at it again, saving the life of a 2-year-old boy who had stopped breathing in his Bronx home.—
Barry Williams,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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First into his life comes Jessie involved in a shipwreck with her uncle, a past colleague of Mason’s, who drowns in a vicious storm and almost takes Jessie down with him before she is heroically rescued from near death by Mason, who brings her out of the drink and then back to life.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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While many elements of the story are autobiographical, there are significant differences, the most important being that his protagonist, Seita, was an idealized character who acted far more nobly and cared much better for his little sister than Nosaka himself had been capable of.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Where else must a soprano nobly compete with police sirens zooming down Lake Shore Drive?—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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Williams was given the military’s highest honor for courageously taking on seven Soviet MiG aircraft over Korea in 1952 and knocking four of them out of the sky in what is widely regarded as one of the longest and toughest aerial dogfights in the history of the Navy.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Tracy spent every moment of retirement courageously battling the devastating effects of CTE.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The state requires that such offenses be reported to law enforcement, which greatly concerned his mom.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Why these two groups of people turn to their phones varies greatly.—
Emily Kwong,
NPR,
25 Feb. 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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Mamdani magnanimously noted the president’s high support in 2024 for a Republican in New York.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Honorably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorably. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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