in honor of
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: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)
They're having a dinner in honor of the new coach.
The building was named in honor of the city's founder.
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Delta is currently flying an A350 that wears a unique Team USA LA28 livery in honor of the company’s partnership of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the athletes the will participate in them.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Shaq accepted the Junior Bridgeman Entrepreneur of the Year Award from sports agent and Klutch Sports Group founder Rich Paul, named in honor of the former basketball player who, in 2020, acquired Ebony and Jet magazines.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Traditionally, the bell is rung 29 times, once for each crew member lost aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald and a 30th in honor of all lives lost in Great Lakes shipwrecks.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The White House lowered flags to half-staff in honor of the former vice president.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Shaq accepted the Junior Bridgeman Entrepreneur of the Year Award from sports agent and Klutch Sports Group founder Rich Paul, named in honor of the former basketball player who, in 2020, acquired Ebony and Jet magazines.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Traditionally, the bell is rung 29 times, once for each crew member lost aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald and a 30th in honor of all lives lost in Great Lakes shipwrecks.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The White House lowered flags to half-staff in honor of the former vice president.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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“In honor of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20honor%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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