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in the name of

PREPOSITION

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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

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The Tim Hortons trade also was routed to the Russian trader, who bought the shares in the name of a shell company registered in the British Virgin Islands, according to court papers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“It feels a little like an example of hostile architecture in the name of ‘public safety’ that seems to be happening everywhere,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

"La Biennale seeks to be, and must remain, a place of truce in the name of art, culture, and artistic freedom," it said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

And finally, they get into The Onion’s mission to take over the right-wing conspiracy platform InfoWars in the name of parody and paying the victims of Sandy Hook.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

“There is a whole world out there, yes. You have a passport in the inner pocket of your suitcase. It’s made out in the name of Nobody Owens. And was not easy to obtain.”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

in the name of

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