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Recent Examples of honoree
Lopez joins Gwyneth Paltrow, who The Hollywood Reporter previously announced will receive the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, as an honoree at this year’s gala.
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Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
The annual fundraiser for mothers and children living in poverty chose Serena Williams, a longtime friend of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as this year’s honoree.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Among many other career honors, Lacy was an honoree at Variety’s inaugural Power of Women Nashville celebration earlier this year.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
The three-time All-Mountain West honorable mention honoree made an instant impact for the Rainbow Warriors in 2022 as the only freshman in the country to produce at least 70 tackles, two interceptions and a sack.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis was the first honoree, receiving the Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award from Jane Fonda herself.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Health and climate are inextricable Alaa Murabit, a 2024 TIME100 Health honoree, gave the penultimate toast of the night.
—Erin McMullen, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The Emmy Award-winning honoree, who highlighted the Ruth Ellis Center and the work the organization does for LGBTQ+ youth, addressed the pending expiration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, amid the government shutdown.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Something different is happening at Marriott, an honoree on this year’s Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™ List.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
The annual fundraiser for mothers and children living in poverty chose Serena Williams, a longtime friend of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as this year’s honoree.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Among many other career honors, Lacy was an honoree at Variety’s inaugural Power of Women Nashville celebration earlier this year.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
The three-time All-Mountain West honorable mention honoree made an instant impact for the Rainbow Warriors in 2022 as the only freshman in the country to produce at least 70 tackles, two interceptions and a sack.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis was the first honoree, receiving the Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award from Jane Fonda herself.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Health and climate are inextricable Alaa Murabit, a 2024 TIME100 Health honoree, gave the penultimate toast of the night.
—Erin McMullen, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The Emmy Award-winning honoree, who highlighted the Ruth Ellis Center and the work the organization does for LGBTQ+ youth, addressed the pending expiration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, amid the government shutdown.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Something different is happening at Marriott, an honoree on this year’s Fortune Best Workplaces for Women™ List.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoree
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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
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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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The Nashville native — daughter of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Paul Overstreet, who penned hits of his own and for many others beginning in the 1980s — earns her first top 10 on Country Airplay as a writer.—
Russ Penuell,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Joining the judges' panel this week as a special guest was Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Flavor Flav.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Honoree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoree. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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