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
The son of Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen was an honorary captain for the team’s game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
To commemorate his legacy, city and community leaders gathered on Thursday — on what would have been his 85th birthday — to install an honorary street sign at the intersection of Tooley Street and Oriole Street in Encanto.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Outside of cinema, Liv Ullmann is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, co-founder and honorary chair of the Women’s Refugee Commission and a dedicated supporter of other charitable organisations.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Oxford conferred an honorary doctorate on Franklin in 1762 for his electrical discoveries.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
To commemorate his legacy, city and community leaders gathered on Thursday — on what would have been his 85th birthday — to install an honorary street sign at the intersection of Tooley Street and Oriole Street in Encanto.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Outside of cinema, Liv Ullmann is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, co-founder and honorary chair of the Women’s Refugee Commission and a dedicated supporter of other charitable organisations.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Oxford conferred an honorary doctorate on Franklin in 1762 for his electrical discoveries.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorary
Adjective
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Instead, excavations uncovered a small square extension at one end of the burial mound, likely the platform for a sculpture or commemorative slab, officials said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The tree was designated as a commemorative tree in the mid-1950s.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her family has asked for donations for a memorial scholarship or for an educational fund for her children, in lieu of flowers, with donation information available in her obituary.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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State law limits how California’s 256 public cemetery districts can make money, prohibiting them from selling memorial markers or mausoleums and offering mortuary or cremation services.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Honorary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorary. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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