Thesaurus results for HONORARY

honorary

adjective

ˈä-nə-ˌrer-ē

Definition of honorary

as in commemorative

serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event an honorary plaque marking the site of the first public school in America

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Recent Examples of honorary George Karlaftis and Chris Jones were honorary line judges for Shawnee Mission East’s volleyball match against Shawnee Mission South. — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 Though not all of Dance Gavin Dance’s current members have Sacramento roots, the band’s strong tie to the capital region has created some honorary Sacramentans. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 During the festival, honorary awards were presented to Julianne Moore, Tom Hiddleston, Naomi Watts, John Turturro and other luminaries. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 Admunsen High School student Alison Segarra and Dundee-Crown High School student Alejandro Gonzalez will serve as the Bears' 2026 Latino Heritage Month Youth Leaders, and will serve as honorary team captains at midfield during the pregame coin toss. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for honorary

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The commemorative uniform replicates the team’s iconic 1971–74 road design.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
For $20, guests could fill a commemorative plastic stein with one of these brews.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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Though classes were canceled, several mourners sat in front of the memorial Friday morning to pay their respects to the victims.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended the memorial services at Le Thi Rieng Park, where the remains were recovered from mass graves after over three months of excavations.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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