honorable mention

noun

Definition of honorable mention

: a distinction conferred (as in a contest or exhibition) on works or persons of exceptional merit but not deserving of top honors

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SanDisk's drive snagged an honorable mention in our list of the best SSDs for most people, just behind the Samsung 860 EVO. — Ian Paul, PCWorld, "The 1TB Samsung 860 EVO, our favorite SSD for most people, is cheaper than ever," 13 Aug. 2018 Frank was an honorable mention All-American pick by Perfect Game. — Shandel Richardson, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Florida Atlantic pitcher Zach Schneider and shortstop Tyler Frank receive postseason honors," 14 June 2018 The Baltimore Sun’s Dining Guide was an honorable mention in the Best Special Section category. — Anna Muckerman, baltimoresun.com, "The Baltimore Sun wins nine Society for Features Journalism awards," 12 June 2018 Hill was an All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2016 after making 21 tackles, including three for a loss. — Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, "See where all of Ohio State's 2018 undrafted free agents have signed," 28 Apr. 2018 When all was said and done, Moore was awarded $250 as an honorable mention winner. — Carol Cormaci, latimes.com, "La Cañada History: Local woman sews up trip to New York City in 1958 Singer contest," 18 June 2018 The top three finishers received a monetary prize from People’s Bank, and the honorable mention winners received a gift certificate from a local restaurant and an additional gift from the town. — Allan Vought, The Aegis, "Bel Air honors its student historic poster winners," 25 May 2018 Other winners from our coverage area included Dahlia Moskowitz, of Fuchs Mizrachi School, who won a $15,000 scholarship as first runner up, and honorable mention winner Schuyler Radivoyevitech, of Cleveland Heights High School. — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Shaker Heights Moreland design winners named; Maltz essay contest winners announced; more: Press Run," 4 May 2018 More coverage Louisville juniors Deng Adel and Ray Spalding made the All-ACC honorable mention list. — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville basketball's Anas Mahmoud earns All-ACC defensive honors," 4 Mar. 2018

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