honorable mention
noun
: a distinction conferred (as in a contest or exhibition) on works or persons of exceptional merit but not deserving of top honors
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The last to be so honored: Jarron Cumberland, honorable mention All-America in 2019.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Some honorable mentions are: Plowy McPlowface Only Have Ice for You
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Peppy La Plow
Wichi-Thawesome
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William Scrape-speare
Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Certainly for the rookies, there has to be honorable mentions handed out for HBO’s Robert Downey Jr-filled The Sympathizer, Hulu’s Queenie and the touching and hilarious How to Die Alone.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
The Chicago Bears organization named Johnson, a quarterback, honorable mention on its all-state flag football team this fall in the first season the Illinois High School Association sanctioned the sport.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Some honorable mentions are: Plowy McPlowface Only Have Ice for You
Snow Worries
Peppy La Plow
Wichi-Thawesome
The Scrape Gatsby
William Scrape-speare
Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Certainly for the rookies, there has to be honorable mentions handed out for HBO’s Robert Downey Jr-filled The Sympathizer, Hulu’s Queenie and the touching and hilarious How to Die Alone.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
The Chicago Bears organization named Johnson, a quarterback, honorable mention on its all-state flag football team this fall in the first season the Illinois High School Association sanctioned the sport.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Honorable mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorable%20mention. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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