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
Archaeologists in Turkey recently uncovered over 60 ancient tombs in Colossae, a biblical city immortalized in the New Testament.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Gardner, whom artist John Singer Sargent immortalized in a portrait, was high-low in her tastes, having served Champagne and donuts at her museum’s 1903 opening following a BSO performance.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The cars were an homage to Ford’s famous wins at Le Mans, now immortalized in Ford v Ferrari and other automotive media.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth immortalized a native son Tuesday, unveiling a series of street sign toppers honoring music star Leon Bridges.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Gardner, whom artist John Singer Sargent immortalized in a portrait, was high-low in her tastes, having served Champagne and donuts at her museum’s 1903 opening following a BSO performance.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
The cars were an homage to Ford’s famous wins at Le Mans, now immortalized in Ford v Ferrari and other automotive media.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Fort Worth immortalized a native son Tuesday, unveiling a series of street sign toppers honoring music star Leon Bridges.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalize
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This time around, there are no plans for Dylan to appear at any event commemorating the honorary degree from Berklee.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Another flag to fly forever to commemorate what has been accomplished here.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Town & Country takes its characters and their struggles at face value and, despite some gentle needling, celebrates their genuine camaraderie and familial commitment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some of this year’s events also celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps and Navy.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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During the meeting, Orban also appeared to undermine Ukraine’s position in the war and indicated that other European countries were perpetuating the conflict.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Global Witness said its experiments in the Netherlands, France, India, Ireland, the United Kingdom and South Africa demonstrated that the algorithm perpetuated similar biases around the world.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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