in (someone's) honor
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: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)
They're having a dinner in the new coach's honor.
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The developers made sure to keep certain features in honor of the ballpark’s past, including the original scoreboard, old ticket booths and press box.
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Nicolas Vega,celia Fernandez,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
During Live News Report: 'That Wasn't Good' At 11:45 p.m. — three hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida— the couple welcomed their son Dewey Lester Bennett, IV, named in honor of his grandfather.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Bridgmanite, the most common mineral on Earth formed deep within Earth's mantle, was named in 2014 in honor of Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist winner of the Nobel Prize in 1946 for his work in high-pressure physics.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Cheer the runners: Clients of the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake will embark on a 5K run-walk on the Jordan River Parkway in honor of the day.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
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Nicolas Vega,celia Fernandez,jennifer Liu, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
During Live News Report: 'That Wasn't Good' At 11:45 p.m. — three hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida— the couple welcomed their son Dewey Lester Bennett, IV, named in honor of his grandfather.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Bridgmanite, the most common mineral on Earth formed deep within Earth's mantle, was named in 2014 in honor of Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist winner of the Nobel Prize in 1946 for his work in high-pressure physics.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Cheer the runners: Clients of the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake will embark on a 5K run-walk on the Jordan River Parkway in honor of the day.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
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