HONORING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

honoring

verb

present participle of honor

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 For her, restoring land is not only about outcomes but also about honoring the people, legacies, and communities that depend on it. —

Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 Held at the historic Lido Theater in Newport Beach, the event will showcase a dynamic lineup of events, honoring both established and emerging talent in television. —

William Earl, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026 Nate, on the other hand, just needed to show up in something simple but elevated (while honoring Jacob Elordi’s impenetrable Bottega Veneta contract), so he’s styled in a custom Bottega Veneta tuxedo. —

Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026 In 2024, she was awarded the Premio Raimondo Rezzonico at the Locarno Film Festival, honoring her contributions to international film production. —

Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026 Allen was in possession of a handgun and knives and traveled from Los Angeles to Washington by train to crash the annual event honoring journalists’ coverage of the White House. —

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2026 Community members picked up paintbrushes in Philadelphia's Gayborhood inside Voyeur Nightclub on Saturday to help bring a new mural honoring five LGBTQ+ trailblazers to life — an effort organizers say is rooted in both remembrance and representation. —

Eva Andersen, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 The Mandelstam School in South Miami recently went viral after its third graders performed a dance inspired by and honoring Pakistani culture. —

Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 Classic films from the likes of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, as well as Ken Loach, will be among the ways the fest will fete the dual anniversaries, along with an exhibition, a photo exhibition honoring later former president Václav Havel. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026

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The reshaping of the hospital’s campus seeks to strike a balance among lifting the hospital’s national profile, providing more efficiently for the health care needs of the local community and recognizing the reality of an aging population that needs increasingly sophisticated care.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
The Timberwolves gathered around DiVincenzo, recognizing the potential seriousness of his injury.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026