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in the name of

PREPOSITION
by
Synonyms
STRONGEST
through
WEAK
at the hand of on over supported by through the agency of through the medium of under the aegis of via with with the assistance of
PREPOSITION
for
Synonyms
WEAK
after as beneficial to concerning conducive to during for the sake of in contemplation of in exchange for in favor of in furtherance of in order to in order to get in place of in pursuance of in the direction of in the interest of notwithstanding on the part of on the side of pro supposing to to counterbalance to go to to the amount of to the extent of toward under the authority of with a view to with regard to with respect

Example Sentences

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It’s a big part of what enables scholars, the public, to access these documents about decisions that were made in the name of the American people.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

The word Hallyu in the name of her club means "Korean wave" and Richards said it was a term used to describe how Korean culture was "washing over the West" at the moment.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Denford’s steadily growing “nobody cares” audience regularly tosses sticks of dynamite into that vortex in the name of protecting our sanity.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

"I, Balendra Shah, in the name of the country and people, pledge that I will be loyal to the constitution," Shah said, dressed all in black, including his trademark dark sunglasses.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

No, in the name of all that’s holy, it has to be chicken pox, a child’s disease, a disease that doesn’t even kill children on Earth!

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury