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Recent Examples of honor guard
The military honor guards, a procession down Pennsylvania Avenue and a service in the Capitol Rotunda continued public commemorations for Carter, who died Dec. 29 at age 100.
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Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Outside the entryway, an honor guard formed, each member attired in white gloves.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
They were then formally welcomed by King Charles III at Whitehall before the British monarch and emir inspected an honor guard formed of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
The military members of the honor guard stood mannequin-still.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Outside the entryway, an honor guard formed, each member attired in white gloves.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
They were then formally welcomed by King Charles III at Whitehall before the British monarch and emir inspected an honor guard formed of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
The military members of the honor guard stood mannequin-still.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honor guard
Noun
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Too often, defenders turn their heads to watch the ball, completely losing track of their man.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The second straight clean sheet was also a point of pride for the back line, according to defender Izzy Rodriguez.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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Denny Hamlin has opened up about a road rage incident following the Homestead-Miami NASCAR Cup Series race, where a car from Richard Childress Racing (RCR) swerved into a Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) vehicle after JGR lost its police escort.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The couple required a police escort to help them through the terminal.—
Ailia Zehra,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
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Kardashian was robbed at the No Address Hotel after a night out on the town with her sisters Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner, plus her bodyguard Pascal Duvier.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Depardieu allegedly used obscene language with her and was pulled away from her by bodyguards, according to the AP.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Minutes later, he could be seen waving from the back seat of a car as a convoy left the hospital, returning to Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City, where he is expected to continue to rest.—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2025
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Roadside bombs hit his convoys repeatedly and left him with traumatic brain injuries.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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On the Series watches, Apple plans to put the camera inside the device's display itself, while on the larger Ultra model, the camera will lie on the side of the watch, next to the side button.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Mar. 2025
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The security did an amazing job keeping watch over the ship last night.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Admission is free, but guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Check out the full schedule and additional information here.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Her bank believed that she had been exploited, and Morrissey was appointed as her guardian.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What Happens Next The Russian military will continue its activities, including exercises and patrols, in the Sea of Japan.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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This year — in which Gov. Hochul has been funding additional overtime for overnight transit cop patrols — has seen a further reduction, with an average of 4.4 major crimes a day for January and February.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.—
Dave Birkett,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2022
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Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.—
Jason Frakes,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2022
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“Honor guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honor%20guard. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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