honorable mention
noun
: a distinction conferred (as in a contest or exhibition) on works or persons of exceptional merit but not deserving of top honors
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The 6-foot-3 center, who was an All-Big 12 honorable mention last season, arrived on campus in January and went to work learning the Hurricanes’ playbook.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Collectively, the students earned 11 Gold Key awards, eight Silver Key awards and seven honorable mentions, and all Gold Key recipients’ work will be considered for national honors, the release states.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In 2024, he was named a Star-Telegram All-Area Super Team honorable mention.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers awarded two of his stories with honorable mentions in 2019 and named White House, Inc. one of the best business books of the year in 2021.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Collectively, the students earned 11 Gold Key awards, eight Silver Key awards and seven honorable mentions, and all Gold Key recipients’ work will be considered for national honors, the release states.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
In 2024, he was named a Star-Telegram All-Area Super Team honorable mention.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers awarded two of his stories with honorable mentions in 2019 and named White House, Inc. one of the best business books of the year in 2021.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Honorable mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorable%20mention. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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