honoree

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Recent Examples of honoree She'll be joined by Elena Delle Donne, Amaya Valdemoro and Isabelle Fijalkowski; coaches Cheryl Reeve and Kim Muhl; television analyst Doris Burke; and posthumous veteran honoree Barbara Kennedy-Dixon. ABC News, 27 June 2026 For the Tigers, Mitchell was a two-time All-SEC honoree. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 Tyler Hochman is the founder and CEO of FORE Enterprise, a premier AI solutions architect and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Tyler Hochman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Award-winning broadcaster and BAFTA Breakthrough honoree Elle Osili Wood will host, and the event will be livestreamed on the elfyou Twitch channel. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026 Staunton was a two-time All-New England and three-time All-State honoree and a 2025 United Soccer Coaches All-American selection. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 In April, Saldaña attended the 2026 Time100 Gala in New York as an honoree for the second time, having first received the honor in 2023. Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 20 June 2026 The All-American honoree helped lead the Wildcats to the 2A state semifinals with 30 goals, 37 assists and 28 ground balls. Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026 The band was named an honoree of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoree
Noun
  • As Maher walked on stage to receive his award from 2014 awardee Leno, up stepped impressionist Friend from the audience to interrupt the proceedings.
    Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee has lived at the home for more than four decades, according to the listing held by Keller Williams Everett's Jeannette Harpole.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The new inductees join more than 150 individuals who have been enshrined since its launch in 1984.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 June 2026

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“Honoree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoree. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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