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.
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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
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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
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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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