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Recent Examples of honoree
The All-American honoree helped lead the Wildcats to the 2A state semifinals with 30 goals, 37 assists and 28 ground balls.
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Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
The ceremony, now in its 40th year, celebrates an actor’s entire career and typically welcomes a starry group of the honoree’s friends and collaborators as presenters.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
The band was named an honoree of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Produced as a benefit for the Fiona Prine-founded Hello in There Foundation, the show featured 10 singer-songwriters each doing one song of their own and at least one song of the honoree’s.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 June 2026
The same baked-in contradiction can be found in the honoree.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Cooper went to Ohio State University, where he was selected as an All-Big Ten honoree on two occasions, including third-team recognition in 2020.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 June 2026
At Thursday's ceremony, DeGraw presented and performed alongside honoree Kenny Loggins.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Strgar, a Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree, is now expanding the mission with Good Clean Clinical Care, a new telemedicine platform launched in the spring of this year, targeting chronic and complex vaginal health concerns.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
The ceremony, now in its 40th year, celebrates an actor’s entire career and typically welcomes a starry group of the honoree’s friends and collaborators as presenters.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
The band was named an honoree of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Produced as a benefit for the Fiona Prine-founded Hello in There Foundation, the show featured 10 singer-songwriters each doing one song of their own and at least one song of the honoree’s.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 June 2026
The same baked-in contradiction can be found in the honoree.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Cooper went to Ohio State University, where he was selected as an All-Big Ten honoree on two occasions, including third-team recognition in 2020.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 June 2026
At Thursday's ceremony, DeGraw presented and performed alongside honoree Kenny Loggins.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Strgar, a Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree, is now expanding the mission with Good Clean Clinical Care, a new telemedicine platform launched in the spring of this year, targeting chronic and complex vaginal health concerns.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoree
Noun
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The final awardee, Trisha Baga, a Queens native, works across multimedia installation, ceramics, and performance, exploring, among other themes, the increasing encroachment of technology into everyday life.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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Corrin in particular made history as the first non-binary awardee.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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Mark Kotsay—Won the 1995 Golden Spikes Award while at Cal State Fullerton as the nation’s best college baseball player and is an inductee into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Based on the above introduction, Brind’Amour might feel like a no-brainer inductee.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Honoree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoree. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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