honorable mention vs praise

honorable mention

noun
  • An award or recognition given to a person or thing who does not make it to a higher standing but whose performance or entry was noteworthy. 

praise

noun
  • Commendation; favourable representation in words. 

  • Worship. 

verb
  • To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship. 

How often have the words honorable mention and praise occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )