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honorary

[on-uh-rer-ee] / ˈɒn əˌrɛr i /
ADJECTIVE
honorific
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The first honorary degrees will be awarded at a special Commemoration Day ceremony on Wednesday 17 June.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Allan won eight Emmy Awards, five Bafta's and was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Photographic Society throughout his career.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He was nominated for three other Oscars and received an honorary Oscar in 2002, which Streisand presented to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Then came a shift in 2016, when the Academy gave an honorary Oscar to Lynn Stalmaster, who cast hundreds of films and jump-started the careers of Dustin Hoffman, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta and Christopher Reeve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

A frustrating epilogue to their story is that the 586th Regiment was never awarded the honorary and elite title of Guards.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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