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Recent Examples of honoree
William Bradley, who became San Diego’s first Michelin star honoree in 2019, was over the moon with excitement Thursday about San Diego’s selection as a host city.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Jenny Xie is the author of Holding Pattern, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and named a best book of the year by The New York Times, Time, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, and Electric Literature.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
This low profile wood frame sofa has a similar look to Ray Romano’s, who worked with AD100 honoree Nate Berkus on the family’s home in La Quinta, California.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller and Rick Rubin will receive the Musical Excellence Award and Ed Sullivan is this year’s Ahmet Ertegun Award honoree.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
The Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree appeared to have hit the back of a trailer while attempting to pass a work vehicle.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Patricia Glaser, the veteran litigator who is often in the thick of so many high-wattage conflicts, was this year’s Power of Law career achievement honoree.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
The authors cited this year, each selected by a previous National Book Foundation honoree, write about the New York art world in the ’90s, the nauseating grip of social media, and the line between fable and fact in Hawaiian life.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The third honoree, Save The Waves Coalition, will be awarded Environmentalist of the Year.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Jenny Xie is the author of Holding Pattern, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and named a best book of the year by The New York Times, Time, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, and Electric Literature.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
This low profile wood frame sofa has a similar look to Ray Romano’s, who worked with AD100 honoree Nate Berkus on the family’s home in La Quinta, California.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller and Rick Rubin will receive the Musical Excellence Award and Ed Sullivan is this year’s Ahmet Ertegun Award honoree.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
The Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree appeared to have hit the back of a trailer while attempting to pass a work vehicle.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Patricia Glaser, the veteran litigator who is often in the thick of so many high-wattage conflicts, was this year’s Power of Law career achievement honoree.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
The authors cited this year, each selected by a previous National Book Foundation honoree, write about the New York art world in the ’90s, the nauseating grip of social media, and the line between fable and fact in Hawaiian life.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The third honoree, Save The Waves Coalition, will be awarded Environmentalist of the Year.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoree
Noun
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Jane Neilson, a member of the East Bay Chapter and awardee to the June 2025 HLAA Convention, will share findings presented during the Research Symposium held at the convention in 2025.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Seftel’s is the probable awardee.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Phil Collins, who just turned 75 and is fighting health ailments, received good news this week, along with Iron Maiden and Luther Vandross, as being among the 2026 inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The inductees in the performer category for this year, in addition to the Wu-Tang Clan, will include Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade and the late Vandross.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Honoree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoree. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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