in (someone's) honor
idiom
: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)
They're having a dinner in the new coach's honor.
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Her middle name, Storm, is in honor of Keough’s late brother Benjamin.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 16 Sep. 2024
The new space will also include a dining spot dubbed Miss Lillie’s Motown Café – named in honor Lillie Hart, the Berry Gordy family caretaker who became the company’s in-house cook.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2024
As the time nears to head to the ceremony, Morris changes out of his zip-up hoodie and colorful shorts into a sleek Dior tuxedo, accessorized with a lily brooch on his lapel — in honor of his daughter.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
Harris did not In 2008, Hillary Clinton often wore white to mark milestone moments in her campaign in honor of the suffragist movement that fought to get women the right to vote in the early 20th century.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 16 Sep. 2024
The new space will also include a dining spot dubbed Miss Lillie’s Motown Café – named in honor Lillie Hart, the Berry Gordy family caretaker who became the company’s in-house cook.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2024
As the time nears to head to the ceremony, Morris changes out of his zip-up hoodie and colorful shorts into a sleek Dior tuxedo, accessorized with a lily brooch on his lapel — in honor of his daughter.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
Harris did not In 2008, Hillary Clinton often wore white to mark milestone moments in her campaign in honor of the suffragist movement that fought to get women the right to vote in the early 20th century.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
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