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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The Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert will go to Cynthia Rowley.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Stephen Colbert is giving his thanks to CBS’ parent company Paramount for their ever-so-thoughtful gift in honor of The Late Show’s 10th anniversary.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
The trio posed next to a two-tier cake with a figurine of Swift singing on top in honor of her Speak Now World Tour in 2011 in support of her third studio album, Speak Now.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The Goop founder, 52, shared a photo on her Instagram Stories over the weekend in honor of her stepdaughter Izzy's 21st birthday.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Stephen Colbert is giving his thanks to CBS’ parent company Paramount for their ever-so-thoughtful gift in honor of The Late Show’s 10th anniversary.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
The trio posed next to a two-tier cake with a figurine of Swift singing on top in honor of her Speak Now World Tour in 2011 in support of her third studio album, Speak Now.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The Goop founder, 52, shared a photo on her Instagram Stories over the weekend in honor of her stepdaughter Izzy's 21st birthday.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“In honor of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20honor%20of. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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