honor roll

noun

: a roster of names of persons deserving honor
especially : a list of students achieving academic distinction

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The boy, who died in a Washington Heights house fire Monday morning, thrived as a fifth-grade honor roll student at LEARN Charter Schools’ Hunter Perkins campus and as a two-time MVP forward on his basketball team. Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 Nadeau is an honor roll student and plays roblox. Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 Perkins also made the SEC all-academic honor roll all four years at LSU and earned all-conference honors three times. Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Kim said her son James, now 12 and in sixth grade at Bernardo Heights Middle School, recently made the honor roll. Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for honor roll

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of honor roll was in 1863

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“Honor roll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20roll. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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