honorary
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commemorating, commemorative, memorial, memorializing
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Depp was certified as an honorary citizen of the Comanche Nation in 2012 after Americans for Indian Opportunity president LaDonna Harris adopted him in a traditional Comanche way. — Brieanna J. Frank, azcentral, "Dior ad for 'Sauvage' perfume featuring Native American dancer, Johnny Depp draws criticism," 30 Aug. 2019 Auburn awarded him an honorary doctor of arts degree in 2001 and formed the Harold A. Franklin Society as part of Auburn’s Multicultural Center. — Greg Garrison | [email protected], al, "First black student at Auburn University reflects on Gov. Kay Ivey," 30 Aug. 2019 In addition to that honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from SMU in 1981, SMU celebrated her again in 2014 as a DAA Centennial History Maker during its Centennial Celebration. — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, "Friends rushed to create SMU endowment while Lila Cockrell was still alive," 30 Aug. 2019 Super Bowl margins are ultra-thin Does Melvin Gordon, an honorary San Diegan, hold leverage in his salary dispute with the Chargers? — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: In Chargers talks, Melvin Gordon is underdog but not without leverage," 23 Aug. 2019 Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, Iron Man and Lion King director Jon Favreau and Jeph Loeb, executive vp and head of Marvel Television, will receive honorary awards at the 45th annual ceremony on Sept. 13, it was announced Thursday. — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, "Kevin Feige, Jon Favreau, Jeph Loeb to Be Honored at Saturn Awards," 22 Aug. 2019 In some instances, delivery firms even mislead customers by showing a restaurant as closed when their delivery boys are unavailable, added DVS Somaraju, honorary treasurer of FHRAI. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Indian restaurants have forced Zomato to change its recipe—and customers are left with a sour taste," 21 Aug. 2019 Norton served as the Dolphins’ honorary captain for the opening coin toss of Thursday night’s preseason victory against the Atlanta Falcons at Hard Rock Stadium. — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, "Kendrick Norton visits Miami Hurricanes scrimmage," 11 Aug. 2019 Salah was brought onto the field by Kadyrov, and warmly pictured while making him an honorary citizen. — Becky Anderson And James Masters, CNN, "Mohamed Salah is 'happy at Liverpool'; less so with the Egyptian FA," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'honorary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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