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Recent Examples of honoree
Just 38 wine bars worldwide were selected as Editors Favorites and Finca is not only the sole San Diego honoree, it is also singled out on the cover of the October issue.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Best Upholstered Designed by AD100 honoree Jeremiah Brent, this children’s bed is a plush alternative to wood tones and metal frames.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
The honoree can be living or deceased.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Additional honoree awards will be revealed at a later date.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Veteran rock journalist and TV awards show writer David Wild introduced Fogerty at the event, and, in talking about the time limit on his speech, spoke to the honoree’s brevity in his classic singles.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Mariah Carey, the 2025 Video Vanguard Award honoree, will perform a medley of her hits.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Mariah Carey is the 2025 Video Vanguard Award honoree.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Notable inductees have included author Maya Angelou, President Bill Clinton (honoree), football player Willie Davis and the Little Rock Nine.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Best Upholstered Designed by AD100 honoree Jeremiah Brent, this children’s bed is a plush alternative to wood tones and metal frames.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
The honoree can be living or deceased.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Additional honoree awards will be revealed at a later date.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Veteran rock journalist and TV awards show writer David Wild introduced Fogerty at the event, and, in talking about the time limit on his speech, spoke to the honoree’s brevity in his classic singles.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Mariah Carey, the 2025 Video Vanguard Award honoree, will perform a medley of her hits.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Mariah Carey is the 2025 Video Vanguard Award honoree.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Notable inductees have included author Maya Angelou, President Bill Clinton (honoree), football player Willie Davis and the Little Rock Nine.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoree
Noun
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Wesley Morgan taught physics, as well as a bilingual class for recent Spanish-speaking immigrants, and became a PAEMST awardee in 2023.—
Talia Milgrom-Elcott,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Three groups won parts of a $30 million grant to transform the design of RF chips using machine learning, but at least one awardee has gotten no word on when or whether the funding will flow.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Joan Jett is also a Rock Hall inductee.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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The duo was in the first class of inductees into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and frequently performed in the area until the pandemic hit in 2020.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Honoree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoree. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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