Hall of Fame
noun phrase
1
: a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors
2
: a group of individuals in a particular category (such as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious
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Both stages were worthy of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
With 83 Cup Series wins, 375 top 10 finishes, and 233 top five finishes, Johnson was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2024.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died at age 84.
—Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
What will be displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Grand Ole Opry exhibition?
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
With 83 Cup Series wins, 375 top 10 finishes, and 233 top five finishes, Johnson was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2024.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died at age 84.
—Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
What will be displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Grand Ole Opry exhibition?
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Hall of Fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hall%20of%20Fame. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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