as in recognizing
to show appreciation, respect, or affection for (someone) with a public celebration
the newlyweds were honored with a dinner given by the bride's grandmother
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Recent Examples of honoring
The San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys legend actually got a chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy a sixth time Tuesday, as the NFL tabbed him to unveil it at the Super Bowl LX fan experience as part of honoring a longtime FedEx employee.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Artworks by Dara Birnbaum and Elaine Sturtevant flank the building’s entrance, honoring the theater’s origins as a women’s civic center.
—Will Fenstermaker, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Illinois took up the mantle, and is honoring 28 schools, 15 public and 13 private, with the Governor’s Blue Ribbon School Award program.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
City and state officials remember Hailey Buzbee Fishers City Hall is paying a special tribute honoring Buzbee, in a portrait on display that was painted by Fall Creek Junior High art teacher Shelley Feeney.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Paul Lundberg, Gloucester's mayor, said the names of those on the Lily Jean would be added to a city memorial honoring thousands of fishermen who have been lost at sea.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Quarters honoring national heroes from the abolitionist, suffragette and civil rights eras have been scrapped and will be replaced by the nation's early White pioneers and revolutionaries.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Built by award-winning creatives and filmmakers, the studio serves as a radical act of love — honoring the elders who dreamed, labored, loved, and survived so future generations can claim their inheritance.
—Time Pr, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Her portrait of Michelle Obama, the Vanity Fair commission honoring Breonna Taylor, and the large-scale Ecclesia (The Meeting of Inheritance and Horizons), among others.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Artworks by Dara Birnbaum and Elaine Sturtevant flank the building’s entrance, honoring the theater’s origins as a women’s civic center.
—Will Fenstermaker, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Illinois took up the mantle, and is honoring 28 schools, 15 public and 13 private, with the Governor’s Blue Ribbon School Award program.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
City and state officials remember Hailey Buzbee Fishers City Hall is paying a special tribute honoring Buzbee, in a portrait on display that was painted by Fall Creek Junior High art teacher Shelley Feeney.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Paul Lundberg, Gloucester's mayor, said the names of those on the Lily Jean would be added to a city memorial honoring thousands of fishermen who have been lost at sea.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Quarters honoring national heroes from the abolitionist, suffragette and civil rights eras have been scrapped and will be replaced by the nation's early White pioneers and revolutionaries.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Built by award-winning creatives and filmmakers, the studio serves as a radical act of love — honoring the elders who dreamed, labored, loved, and survived so future generations can claim their inheritance.
—Time Pr, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Her portrait of Michelle Obama, the Vanity Fair commission honoring Breonna Taylor, and the large-scale Ecclesia (The Meeting of Inheritance and Horizons), among others.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honoring
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In the Arctic, leadership means recognizing that Greenland is not a curiosity or a punchline.—
Paul McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Even smart organizations that do listen to customers often fixate on willingness to pay, rarely questioning what shapes it or recognizing its limits.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Yong Woo cuts her off with a hug, thanking her for hesitating because of him, and the two walk on into a slo-mo sequence, laughing about Ji Seon’s Busan dialect.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The first comment was from a parent thanking the school for the early notice.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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Especially when discussing the team’s success, Reid has made a habit of crediting his staff — sometimes going as far as naming members individually.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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When a regulatory expert posted online last week crediting STAT with a recent scoop on comments from ACIP’s Kirk Milhoan, one of our reporters had to correct him.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
26 Jan. 2026
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She was also spotted alongside friends and family celebrating Skenes winning the award during the selection show after the 2025 season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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But the Icelandic jazz-pop hybrid had more on her mind than just celebrating.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Last Friday, Venezuela observed a national holiday commemorating the fall of a military dictatorship that ruled the country until 1958.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Queen Camilla wore a 129-year-old brooch from Queen Victoria’s collection to an event commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Honoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honoring. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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