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verb

past tense of honor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for honored
Adjective
  • Germany has had a taste, too, with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) recently acquiring its celebrated chemicals company Covestro for nearly €15 billion.
    Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • His celebrated landscape series, such as The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō and One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, capture a lyrical relationship between people and place, expressed through subtle colour, elegant composition, and a deep sensitivity to the rhythms of nature and travel.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • More than 1,200 Britons have been recognized and are set to receive royal accolades for their work in a variety of industries in the 2025 honors list.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
  • As the other five Bills defenders all remain in traffic not realizing the play is heading in the other direction quickly enough, Milano already recognized the fake pitch, shifted his weight and exploded toward the way Rodgers was rolling, seeing Adams about to be the target in the flat.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The other, called Dominator, is owned by the famous chaser Reed Timmer.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • The last three holes at this famous Charlotte venue are known as the Green Mile.
    Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Elsewhere in his speech, Farrell thanked The Penguin's creative team, his costars, and even someone on the craft services team.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Moore thanked her director Coralie Fargaet, her on-screen other-half Margaret Qualley, and people who have been with her over the last 30 years.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This masterpiece is the brainchild of Enrique Fonseca, a renowned distiller and master blender.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Chalamet, a native of the city, is a renowned fan of the blue and orange and notably stayed home to watch the first game of the series while Jenner flew solo at the Met Gala.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Lesser known, but no less distinguished, is Cesare Attolini.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • Father Roman, a distinguished figure with curly black hair and floor-sweeping black cassock, let us in.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • But did other essential workers have a more exalted vision of their communal obligations in wartime than teachers did?
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Harlan Estate’s reputation as one of the great wine producers not just in Napa Valley but in the world of wine has been the result of countless small decisions along the way that have ultimately led to its exalted status.
    Brian Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s the number of borrowers with outstanding federal student loan debt as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Education.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • The changes hit on several outstanding policy demands that Republicans had been debating in meetings for days.
    Riley Beggin, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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“Honored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honored. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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