in memory of
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: made or done to honor someone who has died
The monument is in memory of the soldiers who died in battle on this field.
He donated the painting in memory of his wife.
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The species was named in memory of a late colleague, Margarita Metallinou.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
After nine days of services in memory of Francis, the conclave will be preceded on Wednesday by a special Mass for the election of his successor in St. Peter's Basilica.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 6 May 2025
Then, on the one-year anniversary of Chewy’s death, Rossdale posted an Instagram photo in memory of his late dog.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, which is founded in memory of Hubbard’s 6-year-old daughter who was killed during the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, maintains a honey bee apiary on its 34-acre grounds.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
After nine days of services in memory of Francis, the conclave will be preceded on Wednesday by a special Mass for the election of his successor in St. Peter's Basilica.
—Daniel Burke, NPR, 6 May 2025
Then, on the one-year anniversary of Chewy’s death, Rossdale posted an Instagram photo in memory of his late dog.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, which is founded in memory of Hubbard’s 6-year-old daughter who was killed during the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, maintains a honey bee apiary on its 34-acre grounds.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
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“In memory of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20memory%20of. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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