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pay tribute to

verb as in commemorate

verb as in distinguish

verb as in eulogize

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Nadal achieved his 22 major titles during the 'Big Three' era in which he competed with fellow greats Djokovic and Roger Federer for the sport's major prizes - and his two greatest rivals were among those keen to pay tribute to Nadal's career.

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Memorials now stand to pay tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

Mr Cruickshank said the award was as much to pay tribute to his mother as it was his father and said it would leave a legacy for those who had lost their lives in the line of duty in the future.

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The son of jazz drummer Harvey Mason and a longtime musician himself, the CEO said he hadn’t yet turned his thoughts to how the Grammys ceremony might pay tribute to Quincy Jones, the 28-time Grammy-winning producer who died this week at age 91 — and whom Mason recalled watching in the studio as a kid when his dad brought him along to recording sessions.

MSPs are expected to pay tribute to Salmond on Wednesday when they debate the motion of condolence submitted by the first minister.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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