honor
noun
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions.
honoring
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present participleof honor.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It happens to rock ’n’ roll stars every day, and they’re in their grave — there were people in their grave that they were honoring when I went.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
His oldest son, Noah, 18, said that he had forced himself to confront his father’s death, however painful it was, because doing otherwise was “not honoring him and what he went through.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
They reunite in February for concerts honoring the centenary of Mstislav Rostropovich, one of Mr. Noseda’s predecessors as music director of the NSO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
An emotional Cristiano Ronaldo wore Diogo Jota’s jersey, honoring Jota a year after his death following Portugal’s dramatic World Cup win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Oklahoma boys did some of their dancing, too, and the Zuni guy sang a kind of honoring song for everyone.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
