pay homage to

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: to honor

Her paintings pay homage to women artists of the past.

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Channelling la dolce vita, the sumptuous interiors feature crimson silk walls, intimate blue booths, Murano lighting and bespoke ceramic plates designed by Michaela Gall that pay homage to Soho’s spirited past. —

Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Eggers’s Nosferatu does pay homage to versions past: Many initial glimpses of Orlok are of his shadow, a technique that expounds upon German Expressionism. —

Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024 The design team decided to pay homage to the state's geology by designing the building's exterior to resemble Mill Bluff's ancient rock columns. —

Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024 Ava and her sister even got to pay homage to Economopoulos’ heritage and took a family trip to Greece in June 2023. —

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