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present participle of honor.

honoring

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complimentary adj.
obedient adj.
celebration n.
observance n.

ADJECTIVE

complimentary

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appreciative congratulatory polite respectful

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adulatory approbative approbatory approving celebrating commendatory courtly encomiastic encomiastical eulogistic fair-spoken fawning highly favorable honeyed laudatory panegyrical plauditory praiseful sycophantic unctuous well-wishing with high praise with highest recommendation

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unmannerly

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blaming censuring critical denouncing disparaging for sale insulting reproachful unflattering

ADJECTIVE

obedient

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attentive compliant deferential devoted docile dutiful faithful law-abiding loyal respectful subservient

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acquiescent amenable at one's beck and call biddable complaisant controllable docious duteous governable in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power obeisant obliging observant on a string pliant regardful resigned reverential sheeplike tame tractable under control venerating well-trained willing wrapped around finger yielding

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disloyal disobedient inconsiderate inconstant neglectful unfaithful

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contrary insolent misbehaving mutinous obstinate rebellious

NOUN

celebration

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anniversary bash birthday ceremony festival festivity gala jubilee observance party performance spree triumph

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blast blowout carousal conviviality fete frolic gaiety glorification hilarity hoopla hullabaloo jollification joviality jubilation keeping magnification memorialization merriment merrymaking recognition remembrance revelry saturnalia solemnization

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wingding

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failure

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sadness

NOUN

observance

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acknowledgment adherence celebration compliance fulfillment

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acquittal acquittance awareness cognizance discharge fidelity heed keeping mark mind note notice obedience observation performance regard remark satisfaction

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carrying-out heeding

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disregard heedlessness ignorance inattention indifference neglect thoughtlessness

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carelessness unorthodoxy

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The airport is unlikely to be the last place where Tennesseans consider permanently honoring Parton.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Give parents tools that actually work and hold Meta accountable for honoring the choices parents make.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Government lawyers argued at a hearing before Cooper on Thursday that the phrasing would not constitute a renaming but rather recognition of Trump's efforts to renovate the building honoring president John F Kennedy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The El Segundo-based toy company is honoring the late pop star with a new Barbie Signature doll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Nearly six months later he was still honoring his resolution.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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