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Recent Examples of honoree
The keynote honoree is retired Air Force Maj.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Haley Mennenga, senior C — Mennenga, the 2025 District 6-5A Catcher of the Year and a Second Team All-Area honoree, has signed with the University of New Mexico.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Hannah Lillith Assadi, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, teaches fiction at the Columbia University School of the Arts and the Pratt Institute.
—Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
At the same time, The Testaments brings ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood honoree Chase Infiniti back to television, and Kevin Hart steps in with Funny AF on Netflix.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
Ole Miss all-conference honoree Cotie McMahon added 27 points.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Take Iowa State star and All-Big 12 first-team honoree Jada Williams, who has surpassed over 1 million followers across her social media all while making a splash in the conference.
—Alexa Stone
updated March 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
The McKinney Boyd alum was a Dallas Morning News all-area honoree in high school and grew up a Rangers fan whose favorite players were Michael Young and Derek Holland.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
His kudo was introduced by none other than Barry Diller, who gave the honoree a few jabs before hailing his success in building his Blumhouse studio as an independent operation.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Haley Mennenga, senior C — Mennenga, the 2025 District 6-5A Catcher of the Year and a Second Team All-Area honoree, has signed with the University of New Mexico.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Hannah Lillith Assadi, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, teaches fiction at the Columbia University School of the Arts and the Pratt Institute.
—Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
At the same time, The Testaments brings ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood honoree Chase Infiniti back to television, and Kevin Hart steps in with Funny AF on Netflix.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
Ole Miss all-conference honoree Cotie McMahon added 27 points.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Take Iowa State star and All-Big 12 first-team honoree Jada Williams, who has surpassed over 1 million followers across her social media all while making a splash in the conference.
—Alexa Stone
updated March 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
The McKinney Boyd alum was a Dallas Morning News all-area honoree in high school and grew up a Rangers fan whose favorite players were Michael Young and Derek Holland.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
His kudo was introduced by none other than Barry Diller, who gave the honoree a few jabs before hailing his success in building his Blumhouse studio as an independent operation.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoree
Noun
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Seftel’s is the probable awardee.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Holger Klinck directs the Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, another Bezos Earth Fund awardee.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The documentary explores Wilson’s life from growing up a military child to becoming a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.—
Annie Harrigan,
Billboard,
17 Mar. 2026
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Welts, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in 2018, previously was in charge of the Phoenix Suns’ and Golden State Warriors’ business departments.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Honoree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoree. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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