in (someone's) honor
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: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)
They're having a dinner in the new coach's honor.
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According to People, Lively surprised her husband with tickets to the musical in honor of Reynolds 48th birthday.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2024
La Original Banda el Limón has recorded a corrido in honor of Kamala Harris.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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Anyone wishing to make a contribution in honor of John Titta to The John and Rose Titta Fund at The ASCAP Foundation, can donate here.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2024
La Original Banda el Limón has recorded a corrido in honor of Kamala Harris.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Share [Findings] A fungal parasite that afflicts the reproductive organs of millipedes was named in honor of Twitter.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Anyone wishing to make a contribution in honor of John Titta to The John and Rose Titta Fund at The ASCAP Foundation, can donate here.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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“In (someone's) honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28someone%27s%29%20honor. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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