honorable mention

noun

: 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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One last honorable mention is Grampa’s Restaurant, a semi-famous bagel joint by a pair of New Yorkers. Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025 Patriotic Pig Smokehouse, an honorable mention recipient on the Texas Monthly magazine Top 50 barbecue list, will open a steak and seafood restaurant at a TEXRail commuter station, the city of North Richland Hills has announced. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025 Here are the top 10 games of Week 8, starting with a few honorable mentions and counting down. Justin Williams, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 In 1968, he was named First-Team All-Ivy and an honorable mention All-American. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for honorable mention

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of honorable mention was in 1797

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“Honorable mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorable%20mention. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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