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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Tavia wrote a tribute post on Instagram to the Chiefs Cheerleaders in tribute to their accomplishments on the night of the honorary ceremony.
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
First ladies, including Melania Trump, Dr. Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton, serve as honorary chairs.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Actor and playwright Colman Domingo, F1 racer Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Louis Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams and Condé Nast’s Anna Wintour will do the honors for the May 5 extravaganza and the National Basketball Association’s LeBron James will act as the honorary chair.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
Stuart Russell is distinguished professor of computer science, University of California, Berkeley, and Smith-Zadeh professor in engineering; professor of cognitive science; professor of computational precision health, UCSF; and honorary fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
First ladies, including Melania Trump, Dr. Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton, serve as honorary chairs.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Actor and playwright Colman Domingo, F1 racer Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Louis Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams and Condé Nast’s Anna Wintour will do the honors for the May 5 extravaganza and the National Basketball Association’s LeBron James will act as the honorary chair.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
Stuart Russell is distinguished professor of computer science, University of California, Berkeley, and Smith-Zadeh professor in engineering; professor of cognitive science; professor of computational precision health, UCSF; and honorary fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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