honoree

[ on-uh-ree ]

/ ˌɒn əˈri /

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a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.

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The honorees, interviewed by phone and Zoom on Tuesday, are mostly shrugging off the uncertainties.
Kennedy Center Honors will stage almost a week of events celebrating Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and more|Peggy McGlone|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
Instead, tributes to honorees will be performed in multiple, smaller settings on the campus — including outdoors on the front plaza and inside the Grand Foyer and the Reach — and the producers will stitch them together for television.
Kennedy Center Honors will stage almost a week of events celebrating Garth Brooks, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez and more|Peggy McGlone|January 13, 2021|Washington Post
The sole exception may be birthdays, but even those can be initiated by the honoree if they are in regards to receiving a card or present.
Miss Manners: Who calls whom? Who cares? Just pick up the phone.|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
It’s not just the honorees themselves that are pulling advertisers, Sibley said.
How Forbes’ 30 Under 30 franchise has become a top selling point for the brand|Kayleigh Barber|December 1, 2020|Digiday

Of the list, nearly half of the honorees identify as a person of color, while 40% are women.
How Forbes’ 30 Under 30 franchise has become a top selling point for the brand|Kayleigh Barber|December 1, 2020|Digiday
“Thank you Hillary, for reminding me to step forward,” said another honoree, Iranian-born socialite Nazee Moinian.
Hillary Woos the Jews|David Freedlander|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fruitvale Station is a surprise honoree alongside Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, and Captain Phillips.
Tila Tequila Proclaims Her Love of Hitler, Ron Burgundy and Robin Thicke Team Up For a Single|Culture Team|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Last year, Rivers threw herself to the comedic wolves and allowed herself to be the honoree of a Comedy Central roast.
Joan Rivers’s Best Insults (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dugard accepted the award from fellow honoree Oprah Winfrey.
Women in the World Summit: Fearless Women Taking On the World|Katie Baker|March 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Another honoree traveled from the South Kivu region of the Democratic of the Congo.
Jaycee Dugard’s New Life|Abigail Pesta|March 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her brother-in-law saw her one afternoon entering Saint-Honoree d'Eylau.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Vicente Blasco Ibanez