in (someone's) honor
idiom
: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)
They're having a dinner in the new coach's honor.
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For Public Works Week, Dunkin’ hosted a special surprise in honor of the FCC Environmental sanitation workers that work along with Loubet every day.
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Esther Piccolino, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Marine scientist Pelayo Salinas de León and his team named Genie in honor of the late marine biologist Eugenie Clark.
—Michael Levitt, NPR, 31 May 2024
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Esther Piccolino, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Marine scientist Pelayo Salinas de León and his team named Genie in honor of the late marine biologist Eugenie Clark.
—Michael Levitt, NPR, 31 May 2024
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“In (someone's) honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28someone%27s%29%20honor. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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