Hall of Fame
noun phrase
1
: a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors
2
: a group of individuals in a particular category (such as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious
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The iconic two-sport athlete got his place in the Royals Hall of Fame.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
Cepeda, a former San Francisco Giants first baseman, was only the second Puerto Rican to be enshrined at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
—Abbey Mastrocco, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
This year, the peloton of 20,000 will traverse a 434-mile route across the southern part of the state, with pit stops in Winterset, the birthplace of John Wayne, and Knoxville, home to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.
—Rolling Stone, 29 June 2024
In 1999, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 29 June 2024
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
Cepeda, a former San Francisco Giants first baseman, was only the second Puerto Rican to be enshrined at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
—Abbey Mastrocco, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
This year, the peloton of 20,000 will traverse a 434-mile route across the southern part of the state, with pit stops in Winterset, the birthplace of John Wayne, and Knoxville, home to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.
—Rolling Stone, 29 June 2024
In 1999, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 29 June 2024
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“Hall of Fame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hall%20of%20Fame. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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