in homage to

idiom

: as a sign of respect for
People bowed in homage to the king as he passed by.

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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, the same kind of yellow letters were painted along Greenwood Avenue in homage to the lives stolen in the 1921 Race Massacre. Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 24 May 2025 Today’s vintage file applesauce cake is from the 1930s, and the measurements are precise and perfect for a moist and delicious easy snack cake in homage to all of our features department journalists from yesteryear. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 The dress was in homage to Zelda Wynn Valdes, the iconic Black fashion designer and costumer to the stars, credited with creating the original Playboy bunny outfits, and crucially for Hadid, a gown Black silver screen star Josephine Baker, which Miu Miu produced almost like-for-like. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 May 2025 Scattered throughout the grove are about 45 shrines, along with sculptures and altars in homage to Osun and other Yoruba deities. Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for in homage to

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“In homage to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20homage%20to. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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