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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DeWine and his wife, Fran, started a school in Haiti in memory of their daughter Becky, who died in a 1993 car accident.
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Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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In the central Maidan Square, where a sea of flags are each marked with the name of a dead soldier, Anya planted one in memory of her father.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
The Diana Award is the only charity established in memory of Diana.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Dozens of Americans are known to be held unjustly in at least 16 countries, according to the 2024 report by the Foley Foundation, the advocacy group founded in memory of James Foley, an independent journalist who was kidnapped in Syria in and murdered by ISIS in 2014.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Related article Biden administration approves sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine in another major policy shift
In the central Maidan Square, where a sea of flags are each marked with the name of a dead soldier, Anya planted one in memory of her father.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
The Diana Award is the only charity established in memory of Diana.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Dozens of Americans are known to be held unjustly in at least 16 countries, according to the 2024 report by the Foley Foundation, the advocacy group founded in memory of James Foley, an independent journalist who was kidnapped in Syria in and murdered by ISIS in 2014.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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“In memory of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20memory%20of. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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