Hall of Fame
noun phrase
1
: a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors
2
: a group of individuals in a particular category (such as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious
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San Francisco will be the fourth city Verlander has called home in what is sure to be a Hall of Fame career.
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Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's nominating committee is meeting this month to put together the ballot for 2025.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999, and received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury are the best of friends and will one day have their faces enshrined in the Great Hall at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's nominating committee is meeting this month to put together the ballot for 2025.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999, and received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury are the best of friends and will one day have their faces enshrined in the Great Hall at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Hall of Fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hall%20of%20Fame. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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