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in honor of
Idioms and Phrases
In celebration of, as a mark of respect for, as in We are holding a banquet in honor of the president . [c. 1300]Example Sentences
The presentation closed with an appearance by Cruise, who asked the audience for a moment of silence in honor of his “Top Gun” co-star Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week.
Everyone should wear No. 42 jerseys in honor of Robinson, who famously broke baseball’s color line and also fought segregation in the military.
It was a very beautiful thing for him to pick up what his friend started and do it in honor of his friend.
That eaglet was named Misty by Friends of Big Bear Valley in honor of Kathi Misterly, a dedicated volunteer who lost her life to cancer, the organization said.
The 800-seat, single-screen theater, which mostly plays older movies, has been run by her family for decades, and she said she hopes to keep it going in honor of her mother, who died in 2022.
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