as in heroically
in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals
their sons died honorably, fighting a war to preserve freedom for future generations
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Recent Examples of honorably
However, it was reduced to disorderly conduct and he was discharged honorably.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
To be absolutely clear, nobody, except maybe Melanie, is behaving honorably here, but a good Love Island story line isn’t measured in admirable behavior; it is measured in juice — and Melanie, Corbin, Kenzie, and Caleb have it.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
To be eligible for the tickets, honorably discharged veterans and currently serving military members can sign up for an account at the Vet Tix website.
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Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
Hennis, who had honorably left the Army in 2004, was recalled to active duty and tried again in military court where he was convicted and sentenced to die.
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Steve Beynon,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
He then was drafted by the Army but was honorably discharged almost two years later.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Rush had been in the Navy but was honorably discharged in 2015, the affidavit says.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the district-court judge and one of the few trial participants who managed to acquit herself honorably, told them to suck it up.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
To be absolutely clear, nobody, except maybe Melanie, is behaving honorably here, but a good Love Island story line isn’t measured in admirable behavior; it is measured in juice — and Melanie, Corbin, Kenzie, and Caleb have it.
—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
To be eligible for the tickets, honorably discharged veterans and currently serving military members can sign up for an account at the Vet Tix website.
—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
Hennis, who had honorably left the Army in 2004, was recalled to active duty and tried again in military court where he was convicted and sentenced to die.
—
Steve Beynon,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Rush was honorably discharged a decade earlier, in February 2015, as a lieutenant (O-3), according to court documents.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
He then was drafted by the Army but was honorably discharged almost two years later.
—
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
Rush had been in the Navy but was honorably discharged in 2015, the affidavit says.
—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the district-court judge and one of the few trial participants who managed to acquit herself honorably, told them to suck it up.
—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honorably
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Vermax was in dire trouble until Baela Targaryen (Bethany Antonia) heroically steered her Moondancer and broke the rope attached to the anchor.
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But Cape Verde simply did not wilt in a solid, switched-on 4-5-1 defensive shape, compressing space between the lines and defending heroically in their own penalty area to keep the European Champions at bay, and committing only one foul in the process — the fewest ever recorded in a World Cup game.
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Linen and cotton, cooling garments, were too plebeian; the people posed nobly for street-style social-media accounts in leather jackets and low-slung jorts.
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Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances.
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Cultivate psychological safety by courageously speaking uncomfortable truths, a quality remembered more than talent.
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And there is no more important group of people than these young women who courageously stood up.
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That drive mattered greatly to Christopher Columbus, who sailed west in 1492.
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The approach greatly reduces the need for energy-intensive chillers and cooling infrastructure.
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Coaches who, in the best cases (and there have been so many best cases) taught your kid to win magnanimously and lose graciously and compete whole-heartedly.
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My For You page is a shrine to snatched young women magnanimously sharing their tips for taut faces.
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“Honorably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honorably. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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