as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
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Recent Examples of keepsakes
For tonkatsu fanatics, this ramen ornament adds some flavor to a tree that’s leaning into collectible keepsakes.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Make everyday moments into instant keepsakes with the Fujifilm Instax PAL Digital Camera.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Morehead City is a haven for these types of keepsakes.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
For a final flourish, guests—all handed CD players loaded with the new album—pose for tintype portraits and press wildflowers into keepsakes.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Jacobs said to expect a similar look and feel to its previous iteration, sleek but inviting with plenty of personal touches and keepsakes from Jacobs’ and Van Rite’s homes.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Hair woven into jewelry, wreaths, keepsakes.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Collectibles Collectors appreciate ultrasonic cleaners for refreshing old trinkets, coins, pins, and other small keepsakes.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
After his arrest in 1957 for the killing of Bernice Worden, a local hardware store owner, police discovered a grotesque collection of keepsakes, furniture, clothing and household items made from human remains at his farmhouse.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Make everyday moments into instant keepsakes with the Fujifilm Instax PAL Digital Camera.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Morehead City is a haven for these types of keepsakes.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
For a final flourish, guests—all handed CD players loaded with the new album—pose for tintype portraits and press wildflowers into keepsakes.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Jacobs said to expect a similar look and feel to its previous iteration, sleek but inviting with plenty of personal touches and keepsakes from Jacobs’ and Van Rite’s homes.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Hair woven into jewelry, wreaths, keepsakes.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Collectibles Collectors appreciate ultrasonic cleaners for refreshing old trinkets, coins, pins, and other small keepsakes.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
After his arrest in 1957 for the killing of Bernice Worden, a local hardware store owner, police discovered a grotesque collection of keepsakes, furniture, clothing and household items made from human remains at his farmhouse.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepsakes
Noun
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There are occasional reminders that the Mafia lingers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The glasses can also show drivers turn-by-turn directions, hazards and reminders via display that overlays information in their field of view.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society will have two memorials in honor of the 50th anniversary since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ghost City Tours said the Capitol has several memorials commemorating events from Tennessee's history.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rather than a gift shop with souvenirs and expensive bottles to add to your collection, the tour culminates in a sleek tasting room.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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Buc-ee's is beloved for their cheap gas, clean bathrooms, endless souvenirs, and—a personal favorite—a wide array of frozen drink flavors.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Step into a time warp of vintage gas pumps, racing memorabilia, and unusual roadside relics at Mendenhall’s Museum.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Eight other jewels - all relics of France's imperial history - remain missing.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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All of these items are unique—mementos of lives and events long past—and are kept in the library archive until somebody requests to see them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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By the time he was brought in, Assouline and Nike had already begun compiling and photographing some of the numerous mementos from the life and career of Jordan that serve as the backbone of the book, many of which have never been seen.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Keepsakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsakes. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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