in memory of
idiom
: made or done to honor someone who has died
The monument is in memory of the soldiers who died in battle on this field.
He donated the painting in memory of his wife.
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The scholarship was set up in 2012 in memory of The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain actor Heath Ledger, who passed away in January 2008.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
The crowd then joined in a minute’s applause in memory of the runner.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
An Afghanistan vet is running not just to prove something to himself, but in memory of someone else.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Sponsor is Bobbie Blackshear in memory of Dr. Jack Blackshear; guest artist sponsor is Chris Vanlandingham.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
The crowd then joined in a minute’s applause in memory of the runner.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
An Afghanistan vet is running not just to prove something to himself, but in memory of someone else.
—John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
Sponsor is Bobbie Blackshear in memory of Dr. Jack Blackshear; guest artist sponsor is Chris Vanlandingham.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“In memory of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20memory%20of. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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