as in commemorative
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
an honorary plaque marking the site of the first public school in America
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Recent Examples of honorary
Ezra Galicia and family with members of the Colton Police Department after he was sworn in as an honorary officer.
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Lesley Marin, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Miss Israel Melanie Shiraz and 2026 Winter Olympian Jared Firestone threw out the honorary first pitches and Cantor Lisa Segal, Cantor Norman Cohen-Falah and Cantor Orly Campbell sang the Israeli National Anthem before the game.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The contract spelled out that Grayson is an honorary member of the Falcons and also memorializes the team’s commitment to being a support system for Grayson.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Alim said the sky was the limit for her honorary niece.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Lesley Marin, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Miss Israel Melanie Shiraz and 2026 Winter Olympian Jared Firestone threw out the honorary first pitches and Cantor Lisa Segal, Cantor Norman Cohen-Falah and Cantor Orly Campbell sang the Israeli National Anthem before the game.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The contract spelled out that Grayson is an honorary member of the Falcons and also memorializes the team’s commitment to being a support system for Grayson.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Alim said the sky was the limit for her honorary niece.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorary
Adjective
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Kempner, who has screened her film for Black and Jewish audiences, thinks the current commemorative efforts are long overdue.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Angels will wear a commemorative patch for the remainder of the homestand.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Her husband’s former colleagues had bolted a memorial plaque to him on the wall between the third and fourth reactor units.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Langesfeld, who has become known across South Florida for his family’s memorial efforts to remember his daughter, son-in-law and other victims of the Surfside building collapse, wasn’t ready to give up without a fight.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Honorary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorary. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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