as in homage
a formal expression of praise
tributes were received from all over the world at the opera singer's farewell concert
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Recent Examples of tribute
In her latest role, Hudson plays Claire Sardina, one half of the real-life married duo behind the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Hudson’s most recent project, the upcoming Song Sung Blue — which is based on the 2008 documentary of the same name — follows the lives of Mike Sardina (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Hudson), a married couple who who performed as the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
The first responders on 9-1-1 are no strangers to grief and loss, but this week's episode ended with a real-life tribute.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Each district sends two children as tributes to the fight-to-the-death Hunger Games, concocted by the capitol to keep the populace distracted.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Hudson’s most recent project, the upcoming Song Sung Blue — which is based on the 2008 documentary of the same name — follows the lives of Mike Sardina (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Hudson), a married couple who who performed as the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
The first responders on 9-1-1 are no strangers to grief and loss, but this week's episode ended with a real-life tribute.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Each district sends two children as tributes to the fight-to-the-death Hunger Games, concocted by the capitol to keep the populace distracted.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tribute
Noun
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The fedora, angled just so, is his homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dean’s Cake House Andalusia, Alabama Dean Jacobs' bakery is an homage to the Southern grandmother.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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LaBare earned commendation from the Navy during his actions in the raid.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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In his role as an officer, Baker received multiple chief’s commendations, including one in 2011 for his role in flawlessly executing multiple critical tasks during a domestic shooting incident involving a man who allegedly shot and wounded his wife in their suburban townhouse neighborhood.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reckless driving offenses can result in a citation in municipal court or a criminal charge in county circuit court.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were 19 citations issued this year across hotels, residential buildings and restaurants.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The district board is set to adopt its 2025-26 grant award list at its regular meeting Tuesday.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Durant is one of just five players to win consecutive Finals MVP awards, alongside Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But beyond the wins, losses and accolades, there was the man who remained in his players’ lives, through good times and tough times.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The singer delivered a pulsating rendition of the record paired with slick choreography and a crew of dancers in a warehouse for the set that marks her latest accolade, being named Global Push Artist for November.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Immigration tales tend to adopt a hybrid form—part elegy for life in the home country, part hymn to the promise of the new.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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The video, filmed by someone who must have scaled one of the bridge’s three-hundred-and-ten-foot towers, is basically a eulogy created in the grip of the mind-set that caused the young girls’ deaths.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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During his appearance on the podcast, Charles also spoke about writing what became one of the most famous eulogies of the last century.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Tribute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribute. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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