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in honor of

Idioms  
  1. In celebration of, as a mark of respect for, as in We are holding a banquet in honor of the president. [c. 1300]


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She started her own physical therapy practice that spring, naming it Hive Therapy in honor of Bee.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Later, students at a Providence high school put on their own blood drive in honor of the victims.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a cease-fire in honor of Victory Day commemorations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The Goldrich is named in honor of the late Jona Goldrich, an L.A.-based Jewish Holocaust survivor, philanthropist, real estate developer and co-founder of Holocaust Museum LA.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

In 1985, an organization for victims of Nazi injustice invited Rudi Wobbe and Karl Schnibbe to Hamburg, Germany, to attend a memorial service in honor of Helmuth Hübener.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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