as in to commemorate
to be a memorial of
at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott
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Cantwell, the lead sponsor of the Democratic college sports reform bill called the SAFE Act, followed up on Friday by memorializing her Knight Commission remarks in a letter sent to each of the Big Ten school presidents, warning them away from the temptation of Wall Street.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Her mother, Viola Liuzzo, is memorialized at Viola Liuzzo Park on Detroit’s west side.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
When actress Betty White died, Goodall memorialized her on social media.
—Martha Shade, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
And yet, Lightfoot’s stubborn purity is surely why listeners recognize his sincerity in memorializing such a tragic event.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Her mother, Viola Liuzzo, is memorialized at Viola Liuzzo Park on Detroit’s west side.
—Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
When actress Betty White died, Goodall memorialized her on social media.
—Martha Shade, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
And yet, Lightfoot’s stubborn purity is surely why listeners recognize his sincerity in memorializing such a tragic event.
—John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
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commemorate
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By all means, this committee should aim to commemorate the freeing of slaves, Moore acknowledged, once the nationalists had taken over in earnest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Elon Musk and SpaceX are commemorating a major milestone in the commercial spaceflight company's satellite internet service, known as Starlink.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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