AWARDEE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

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Recent Examples of awardee In most instances, the evening culminates with a performance by the awardee. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 Previous Fashion Icon awardee Tracee Ellis Ross joined the event as a sponsor through her brand Pattern Beauty. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Artadia, a nonprofit grantmaking organization, provides each awardee with a $15,000 unrestricted grant. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 July 2026 As Maher walked on stage to receive his award from 2014 awardee Leno, up stepped impressionist Friend from the audience to interrupt the proceedings. — Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026 The final awardee, Trisha Baga, a Queens native, works across multimedia installation, ceramics, and performance, exploring, among other themes, the increasing encroachment of technology into everyday life. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026 Corrin in particular made history as the first non-binary awardee. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 June 2026 Seftel’s is the probable awardee. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Holger Klinck directs the Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, another Bezos Earth Fund awardee. — Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is a six-time first-team All-NBA honoree who led the league in scoring last season and once powered the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Last year, North Carolina’s only one-star honoree was Counter- in Charlotte, a tasting menu restaurant that also got a Michelin Green Star for sustainability.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of honoree

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The inductees in the Performer category include Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross, and Wu-Tang Clan.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026
The group’s 10 inductees include its original nine members — GZA, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, RZA, and U-God — as well as Cappadonna, who later became an official member.

— John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Jeffries will campaign with Johnny Garcia, who’s running a competitive race in one of those seats where Republicans initially expected an easier pickup (after already forcing one longtime Democratic incumbent to retire).

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Roughly 56% of Latinos were in favor of Hinojosa over the incumbent, an October poll found.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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