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Recent Examples of honoree
Having spent large chunks of the past year digging out from under an avalanche of derision, Stevenson has also tasted the spoils of success with the Bears, a two-time NFC Defensive Player of the Week honoree who, in the past two games, has shown flashes of what his best football looks like.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Howard is an eight-time NBA All-Star, eight-time All NBA Team honoree, five-time All Defensive Team member, and three-time defensive player of the year.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Honored at the Zurich Summit with this year’s Game Changer Award, Quinn sat down with CAA’s Roeg Sutherland (a former Game Changer honoree) to trace an unlikely path from cataloging reels at Sam Goldwyn to building one of the premium brands in global cinema.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
In one image, the two-time AD cover star and AD100 honoree is posed on the Italian linen blend Kanan sofa from the collection.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
The director has been announced as the honoree for this year’s MoMA Film Benefit presented by Chanel.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
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.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The honoree can be living or deceased.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Mariah Carey, the 2025 Video Vanguard Award honoree, will perform a medley of her hits.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Howard is an eight-time NBA All-Star, eight-time All NBA Team honoree, five-time All Defensive Team member, and three-time defensive player of the year.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Honored at the Zurich Summit with this year’s Game Changer Award, Quinn sat down with CAA’s Roeg Sutherland (a former Game Changer honoree) to trace an unlikely path from cataloging reels at Sam Goldwyn to building one of the premium brands in global cinema.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
In one image, the two-time AD cover star and AD100 honoree is posed on the Italian linen blend Kanan sofa from the collection.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
The director has been announced as the honoree for this year’s MoMA Film Benefit presented by Chanel.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
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.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The honoree can be living or deceased.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Mariah Carey, the 2025 Video Vanguard Award honoree, will perform a medley of her hits.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoree
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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
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Visitors can explore a digital timeline of inductees, read bios for each inductee, and, in the Dove Theater, watch highlights from Dove Awards ceremonies dating back to 1969.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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This year, nine new inductees who ranged from innovative teachers to local education advocates were inducted.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Honoree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoree. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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