pay homage to

idiom

: to honor
Her paintings pay homage to women artists of the past.

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Raising Cane’s locations often pay homage to the city in which they are located and are designed with local staples in mind. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025 From May to December, La Malmaison, a waterfront gallery, showcases exhibits that pay homage to 20th- and 21st-century artists, including Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, Stefan Szczesny, and Christine Boumeester. AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025 With the barn no longer his, the three-quarter gap will now become a place where anyone can stop, look and pay homage to a man who did more than hold the license of a trainer. Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025 The bar will pay homage to the show with physical challenges not unlike the ones participants do in Fiji. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pay homage to

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“Pay homage to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20homage%20to. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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