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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Ask him to produce all loan repayment schedules and any other documents memorializing the loans.
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Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Conservatives memorialize Kirk as 'martyr' and 'warrior' Kirk was lionized by several speakers as a modern-day martyr, many using the word in the context of his Christian faith.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
There has also been a flood of songs memorializing Kirk that have racked up huge numbers online.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The Journal Sentinel set out to memorialize them in its latest series on youth gun violence.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Conservatives memorialize Kirk as 'martyr' and 'warrior' Kirk was lionized by several speakers as a modern-day martyr, many using the word in the context of his Christian faith.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025
There has also been a flood of songs memorializing Kirk that have racked up huge numbers online.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The Journal Sentinel set out to memorialize them in its latest series on youth gun violence.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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On June 25, Kidman shared a photo of herself cuddled up to Urban on Instagram to commemorate their wedding anniversary.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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In July, Taylor shared photos on Instagram as the happy couple commemorated their first anniversary together.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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