honor guard

noun

Definition of honor guardnext
as in defender

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Recent Examples of honor guard Xi later arrived at Pyongyang’s main square, where a military honor guard and thousands of people, including children carrying balloons and hopping, staged a welcoming ceremony. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 The event included Camp Pendleton Young Marines as the honor guard, Nico Marcolongo was the guest speaker, as well as Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner and Guy McDermott, Post Commander for VFW Post 5431. — Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 The outdoor Mass drew hundreds and featured live music, a special reading and an honor guard from the Knights of Columbus. — Daily News, 25 May 2026 Putin’s plane landed in Beijing, where he was greeted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, an honor guard and youths in light blue shirts waving Chinese and Russian flags. — E. Eduardo Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for honor guard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honor guard
  1. defender
  2. escort
  3. bodyguard
  4. convoy
  5. watch
  6. guardian
  7. patrol
  8. keeper
Noun
  • That ability to learn may ultimately separate successful defenders from unsuccessful ones.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Miami got off to a promising start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Casemiro, who lined up as a center back, leaped above Montreal defenders and scored on a header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of defender
Noun
  • Nowadays, their escorts are uniformed marshals rather than beautiful women in bikinis.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Then came the third inning, a sudden twinge of pain in Carson Whisenhunt’s left elbow and an escort to the trainer’s room.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of escort
Noun
  • In true Renaissance fashion, the two were surrounded by their yeomen, personal bodyguards to the nobles.
    — Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Dutch police assigned round-the-clock bodyguards to protect Tahmasbi and began shuttling him through a series of safe houses.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of bodyguard
Noun
  • Associated Press journalists waiting at a checkpoint south of the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon saw a convoy of ICRC vehicles heading toward the Naqoura border crossing Friday morning and later return.
    — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The First 100 Miles The day was spent in a convoy, rolling out of the Red Rock Casino’s parking lot at the crack of 9 am.
    — Michael Febbo, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of convoy
Noun
  • The watch is for Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Orange, Person, Randolph, Stanly, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne and Wilson counties.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Participants — a group of 58 people (31 women, 27 men) ranging in age from 18 to 50 — wore all four watches and the COSMED metabolic analyzer simultaneously while exercising on a stationary bike at an FIU lab.
    — Michelle Marchante September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of watch
Noun
  • The country has long had one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, now exacerbated by the Taliban’s ban on medical training for women and the requirement that women patients be accompanied to appointments by a male guardian.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Once an account is established, parents, guardians, grandparents and others can also contribute up to $5,000 per year until the year before the beneficiary turns 18.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of guardian
Noun
  • The system administrator should have different capabilities than a patrol officer.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Now she’s fully thrown herself into researching her American crime story, even tagging along with the crash reconstruction unit of a highway patrol in North Dakota.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of patrol
Noun
  • Allison Rugila, associate Sound keeper with Save the Sound, said that the presence of dolphins in the Long Island Sound points to both an ecological success story and a potential warning about the impacts of climate change.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Fans were still filing in, braving 90-degree heat with novelty beer swords in hand, as Maiava moved USC methodically down the field, punching in a one-yard keeper for an early score.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of keeper

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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honor%20guard. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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