HONOREE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

honoree

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Recent Examples of honoree Last year’s honoree was Disney President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026 Hill is the first Fantastic Fest honoree to receive a retrospective screening of his films. — Matt Minton, Variety, 14 July 2026 That belief is at the center of the music industry organization founded by Kadijat Salawudeen, a 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 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 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 band was named an honoree of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 June 2026

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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

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The nine-time Grammy winner and 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is known for her blend of blues, country, folk, rock and pop.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Not so, five-time Grammy Award-winner and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Wynonna Judd.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

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