honorary
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Sarah Ferguson has had her honorary Freedom of the City of York stripped, in a further fall from grace for the former Duchess of York.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Ferguson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were awarded the honorary Freedom on a visit to York, a year after their marriage.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 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
Although he adored the title “colonel,” it was only an honorary one, granted by the governor of Illinois.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing honorary
Born a Crime
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Academy Awards, List 2
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The Darkest Minds
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