in honor of
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: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)
They're having a dinner in honor of the new coach.
The building was named in honor of the city's founder.
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The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society will have two memorials in honor of the 50th anniversary since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior.
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Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard will go to Sara Moonves, editor in chief of W Magazine.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
In March, the Candy actress shared a gallery of adorable photos with her niece in honor of World Down Syndrome Day.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
That bill was part of a suicide prevention effort introduced in September in honor of Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard will go to Sara Moonves, editor in chief of W Magazine.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
In March, the Candy actress shared a gallery of adorable photos with her niece in honor of World Down Syndrome Day.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
That bill was part of a suicide prevention effort introduced in September in honor of Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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“In honor of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20honor%20of. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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