in memory of
idiom
: made or done to honor someone who has died
The monument is in memory of the soldiers who died in battle on this field.
He donated the painting in memory of his wife.
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The Diana Award is the only charity established in memory of Princess Diana, who died following a car accident in Paris in 1997 at age 36.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The prize includes $5,000 as part of the Mark Urman Award for Fiction Filmmaking, which was established in 2019 in memory of the film distribution executive Mark Urman, a longtime Montclair resident.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
Last summer, Girma and Smith played their World Cup in memory of their Stanford teammate, Katie Meyer, who died by suicide.
—Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
The scholarship was set up in 2012 in memory of The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain actor Heath Ledger, who passed away in January 2008.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The prize includes $5,000 as part of the Mark Urman Award for Fiction Filmmaking, which was established in 2019 in memory of the film distribution executive Mark Urman, a longtime Montclair resident.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
Last summer, Girma and Smith played their World Cup in memory of their Stanford teammate, Katie Meyer, who died by suicide.
—Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
The scholarship was set up in 2012 in memory of The Dark Knight and Brokeback Mountain actor Heath Ledger, who passed away in January 2008.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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“In memory of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20memory%20of. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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