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in name

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in someone's name
representing someone. She established a clinic in the name of her daughter, who died several years ago. A $5 million gift in Steve Perkins's name will be made to the University of Maine.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the forms in God's name or in heaven's name for emphasis: Why in God's name would you speak to a man like that?
See also: name

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It was time for our organization to become in name what we have long been in practice and purpose," says CLSI Executive Vice President Glen Fine.
 
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