honorary
adjective
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Examples of honorary in a Sentence
Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
As with all stand-up pros, the eventual honorary Oscar winner recalls several unsuccessful gigs and much existential doubt among those successful stints that gained him a cult following.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
The mayor later gave Poul the honorary title of official tourism ambassador to Tokyo.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024
The National Women's History Alliance designates a yearly theme for the honorary month, and 2024’s is Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Davis won an honorary Oscar in 2019 for her work fighting for gender-parity in media.
—Wendy Naugle, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
And Papen, who had ushered Hitler directly into power, was acquitted at Nuremberg; in the nineteen-fifties, he was awarded the highest honorary order of the Catholic Church.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
His first day in the honorary position was Jan. 1 of this year.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
Tampa, Florida, gave Swift a key to the city and invited her to be an honorary mayor.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Latin honorarius, from honor
1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Honorary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorary. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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