in homage to

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: as a sign of respect for
People bowed in homage to the king as he passed by.

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The event was so monumental that their latest album, and first in seven years, Motel Du Cap, is named in homage to that night. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 Even the wine lists are delightful physical specimens, bound in corrugated cardboard in homage to the nineteen-seventies Italian cookbook series In Bocca, and découpaged with psychedelic illustrations from the books. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025 Highlights include a skirt steak paired with onion pie and fresh herbs in homage to Mykonos; a Greek interpretation of the Italian classic, cacio e pepe, representing Ios; and a honey pie served with wild cherry ice cream and honey marmalade as a nod to Sifnos. Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 In 2011, Adnan’s first hunger strike lasted 66 days, as if in homage to Sands. Philip Metres august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in homage to

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“In homage to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20homage%20to. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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