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Recent Examples of honoree
The McKinney Boyd alum was a Dallas Morning News all-area honoree in high school and grew up a Rangers fan whose favorite players were Michael Young and Derek Holland.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
His kudo was introduced by none other than Barry Diller, who gave the honoree a few jabs before hailing his success in building his Blumhouse studio as an independent operation.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
As for Arrigo Park, city officials launched a public vote in January to pick another Italian honoree to replace Columbus, with candidates including physicist Enrico Fermi and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
However, modern times have ushered in exceptions to the rule, particularly when the honoree or most friends live far away.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
This year’s honoree is retired Air Force Maj.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
One reason this year’s celebration, which will take place in the Plaza’s grand ballroom, is poised to be the biggest one ever has to do with the evening’s main honoree.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
Wenders’ comment sparked a backlash in which Arundhati Roy cancelled her attendance and 2025 Berlinale Golden Bear honoree Tilda Swinton joined 80 prominent cinema figures in an open letter condemning the silence over Gaza.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026
The Fragrance Foundation has revealed its annual Hall of Fame honoree.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
His kudo was introduced by none other than Barry Diller, who gave the honoree a few jabs before hailing his success in building his Blumhouse studio as an independent operation.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
As for Arrigo Park, city officials launched a public vote in January to pick another Italian honoree to replace Columbus, with candidates including physicist Enrico Fermi and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
However, modern times have ushered in exceptions to the rule, particularly when the honoree or most friends live far away.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
This year’s honoree is retired Air Force Maj.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
One reason this year’s celebration, which will take place in the Plaza’s grand ballroom, is poised to be the biggest one ever has to do with the evening’s main honoree.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2026
Wenders’ comment sparked a backlash in which Arundhati Roy cancelled her attendance and 2025 Berlinale Golden Bear honoree Tilda Swinton joined 80 prominent cinema figures in an open letter condemning the silence over Gaza.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2026
The Fragrance Foundation has revealed its annual Hall of Fame honoree.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoree
Noun
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Seftel’s is the probable awardee.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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News of the couple’s alleged separation broke one day after Pink was announced as one of the nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2026 class of inductees.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the two Hall of Famers who were Motta’s most staunch advocates, 1988 inductee Wes Unseld and 2009 inductee Sloan, both died in 2020.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Honoree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoree. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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