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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The list of potential honorable mentions is distinguished.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Other honorable mentions include $500,000 from Blue Shield of California and $75,000 from UnitedHealthcare — two companies which benefited from no-bid COVID-19 contracts after donating to Newsom.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Oh, and obviously, honorable mention to JaNa.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
Yazdanpanah won the 2022 A’ Design Award and received honorable mention from the IDA Design Awards.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Other honorable mentions include $500,000 from Blue Shield of California and $75,000 from UnitedHealthcare — two companies which benefited from no-bid COVID-19 contracts after donating to Newsom.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Oh, and obviously, honorable mention to JaNa.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Sep. 2025
Yazdanpanah won the 2022 A’ Design Award and received honorable mention from the IDA Design Awards.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Honorable mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorable%20mention. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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