honorary
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He’s never settled into a particular genre and, perhaps due to that wide-ranging restlessness, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be awarding him an honorary Oscar in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ms. Parton won a Primetime Emmy Award for the Netflix film “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square” in 2021 and received an honorary Oscar in November at the 2025 Governors Awards for her philanthropic work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In the space of a year, Diane Warren received Sweden’s Polar Prize, her 14th Academy Award nomination and finally got her first Oscar, an honorary award.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
In 2021, Colon was named an honorary WBC world champion by president of the sanctioning body Mauricio Sulaiman.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Malcolm later joked that he should present Joycelyn with an honorary “X” for resisting the school authorities.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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