TRIBUTES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

tributes

noun

plural of tribute

as in commendations

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 tributes Hegseth has also sought to restore tributes to Confederate soldiers and has attacked military diversity. — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026 The revelation came a day after Zahnd was found dead inside the Platte County Courthouse on Thursday, sparking a wave of tributes from local and state officials. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Below are tributes from lyricist Steven Sader, musical director Or Matias, and more. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 One of Madison's teachers at North Star Academy Washington Park High School in Newark read tributes written by her classmates. — John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The ceremony included a lengthy in memoriam segment and individual tributes to singer Dolly Parton, director Rob Reiner and actor Catherine O’Hara. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 It was announced ahead of the game that one of the tributes to Parton — an orange butterfly decal with her name on it — would be on the back of every Volunteers player's helmet. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Multiple friends and acquaintances posted Facebook tributes to Adams. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026 In the moments after journalist and activist Gloria Steinem's death was announced on Thursday morning, heartfelt tributes poured out from a wide range of leaders as far-flung as Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Spanx founder Sara Blakely. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

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Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of commendations

Noun

Rankings and traffic remain valuable metrics, but they should be complemented by indicators such as brand mentions, AI citations, referral quality and overall share of digital authority.

— Jay Sen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
According to the release, ICE agents approached a Carol Stream officer midway through paperwork for those citations.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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Another of the homages to classic cinema was The Great Movie Ride, housed in the park’s centerpiece, a replica of the iconic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
The remaining homages are largely being paid through federal trusts or from Florida’s land acquisition grant fund, with about $440,000 so far coming from general revenue.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of homages

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Other notable awards included recognition of emerging Taiwanese carrier STARLUX’s ascendancy to Skytrax’s five-star rating category.

— Barry Neild, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Previously, Pawlikowski’s Ida garnered 70 international awards, including five European Film Awards and Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of awards

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Every decade seems to yield a new crop of death knells and eulogies explaining why the form has reached the end of its useful life.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Would her child be buried in a separate part of the cemetery without the appropriate eulogies?

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of eulogies

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The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Avie Lee filled the family's two-room home with music by singing hymns, folk songs and traditional mountain music.

— Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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