as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line
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Recent Examples of immortalize
Tina Turner has been immortalized in the form of a statue in her Tennessee hometown.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Compared with all this, a bunch of college students shouting down the conservative political scientist Charles Murray—an incident at Middlebury College now immortalized through endless retelling—is small potatoes.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
That look was immortalized when he was photographed at Blitz with designer David Holah who, along with Stevie Stewart, made up the groovy (and now hugely collectible) fashion label BodyMap.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
In recognition for his outsized role on the show, Broder was immortalized with a cameo as the guy knocking on the Cheers bar door in the final seconds of the series finale.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Compared with all this, a bunch of college students shouting down the conservative political scientist Charles Murray—an incident at Middlebury College now immortalized through endless retelling—is small potatoes.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
That look was immortalized when he was photographed at Blitz with designer David Holah who, along with Stevie Stewart, made up the groovy (and now hugely collectible) fashion label BodyMap.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
In recognition for his outsized role on the show, Broder was immortalized with a cameo as the guy knocking on the Cheers bar door in the final seconds of the series finale.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalize
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One hundred special limited edition Supersports ISRs were sold to commemorate the marque’s world ice speed record-breaking run in Finland.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
21 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
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The leader of the $1 billion-a-year in revenue breakfast and lunch chain takes time each month to handwrite congratulations to cooks and dishwashers celebrating major milestones, like 10, 20, or even 30 years with the company.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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And, before long, beer was flying and Blue Jays were pouring onto the field to celebrate the win.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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While Frey warns women with textured hair that the topical solution can lead to dryness, flaking, and itching, which may perpetuate the hair loss cycle, De La Torre suggests taking medications orally can help combat some of the side effects.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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Artificial intelligence is billed by its profiteers as a new frontier for technology and humanity, but generative AI often perpetuates existing social harms.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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