in (someone's) honor
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: 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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Take it from Ryan Gosling who wore a pendant necklace with the initial E (in honor of his partner, Eva Mendes) to the Barbie premiere.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
The new Barbie collab collection comes less than a month after Krispy Kreme joined forces with Dr Pepper to launch the Krispy Kreme x Dr Pepper Kickoff Collection in honor of football season.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Flags are flying at half-staff on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus on Tuesday in honor of senior gymnast Kara Welsh, who was shot and killed in her apartment Friday evening.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
Foster acknowledged getting emotional in the locker room afterward when athletic director Martin Jarmond handed him the game ball in honor of his first victory.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024
The new Barbie collab collection comes less than a month after Krispy Kreme joined forces with Dr Pepper to launch the Krispy Kreme x Dr Pepper Kickoff Collection in honor of football season.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Flags are flying at half-staff on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus on Tuesday in honor of senior gymnast Kara Welsh, who was shot and killed in her apartment Friday evening.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
Foster acknowledged getting emotional in the locker room afterward when athletic director Martin Jarmond handed him the game ball in honor of his first victory.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
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