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• The bride’s team wore Dodgers white and blue, the groom’s black and orange in honor of the Giants.
  — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• The event is named in honor of the legendary jazz and swing music singer.
  — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
• The Killers have dropped a new single in honor of the holidays.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
• The day’s name is in honor of the date of Granger’s announcement and first appeared around 1903.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 12 June 2023
• So, in honor of the end of the year, Vogue is looking back on 15 of Middleton’s best looks.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
• Make the most of the warm temps (and a blissfully work-free weekend) and take the family to the beach in honor of Dad.
  — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 13 May 2023
• And in 1995, the name changed again to the Cuyahoga in honor of Ohio's winding Cuyahoga River.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
• And in 1995, the name changed again to the Cuyahoga in honor of Ohio's winding Cuyahoga River.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
• Mayor Will O’Neill, right, wears a t-shirt in honor of Carlson.
  — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 8 July 2024
• The months and weeks leading up to a wedding are filled with celebrations in honor of the bride-to-be.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
• The museum acquired it in honor of the late Ben J. Fortson, who died in May.
  — James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
• The Academy throws a masquerade ball in honor of the rare Fairy Moon.
  — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
• This is just a labor of love in honor of my son and all the other children that have lost their lives to fentanyl.
  — Jane Pauley, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2024
• Other clips showed off the present Madix gifted him in honor of his special day.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
• Metro Boomin is giving back to his hometown of St. Louis in honor of his late mother.
  — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 21 May 2024
• Many of the roughly 150 people there are wearing fuschia in honor of Code Pink, the anti-war group hosting the event.
  — TIME, 16 Oct. 2023
• Both McCarthy and Wahlberg posted tributes to the new grad in honor of the occasion.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
• Jimmy Kimmel then hit the stage to crack a few jokes in honor of Newhart’s deadpan humor.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
• Malley and her husband Chip opened it about 18 months ago in honor of their late son Shane and Jan’s mother.
  — Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
• Many of the demonstrators also wore red clothing in honor of the sacred heart.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 17 June 2023
• On each seat was a pair of new Bose earbuds, a parting gift for guests in honor of Smith’s partnership with them.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 Feb. 2024
• These are just a few of the things that Heidi Klum—the undisputed Queen of Halloween—has dressed up as in honor of the spooky holiday.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
• On the website, people can sign up to do good deeds, or mitzvot, in honor of a member of the Israeli military.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2023
• The street name is in honor of García’s Clics Modernos album which was launched 40 years ago.
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2023
• The league was named in honor of Jackie Robinson, whose jersey number was 42.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 27 Jan. 2024
• Her fingernails were orange in honor of the fair’s colors this year.
  — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
• Keep scrolling to see all of Missy Elliott’s best looks in honor of the legendary rapper’s birthday.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 July 2024
• The goal is to reopen the hotel in 2026 in honor of its centennial, McWhinney has said.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• The couple were joined by friends and family, who toasted with them in honor of their future.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Oct. 2024
• This light and refreshing cocktail will be available all month long in honor of the Miami Eras Tour dates.
  — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024