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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Recent Examples of memorialize
The dramatic imagery memorializes the successful sendoff for Starship V2, which now cedes the spotlight to its even bigger successors.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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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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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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