commemorative
adjective
com·mem·o·ra·tive
kə-ˈmem-rə-tiv 
-ˈme-mə-;
-ˈme-mə-ˌrā-tiv
: intended as a commemoration
especially
: issued in limited quantities for a limited time to honor or feature someone or something
a commemorative stamp
commemorative
noun
commemoratively
adverb
Examples of commemorative in a Sentence
commemorative stamps for the stars of American popular music
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To raise funds for charity, local businesses were selling tassel bracelets and cashmere crewnecks branded with three commemorative scallop shells.
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Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The museum is selling commemorative bricks that will be laid outside the station to help close a final funding gap.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
Near the brocade sofas, jewelry designer Presley Oldham posed for a commemorative selfie with muse Louisa Jacobson—the cool-girl actor dripping in a halter top of baroque string pearls, diamonds, and moonstones.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Along with the documentary, a coffee table book, This Is Our Life, is on the way, and a commemorative box set for Up to Here, arrives Nov. 8.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
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Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The museum is selling commemorative bricks that will be laid outside the station to help close a final funding gap.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
Near the brocade sofas, jewelry designer Presley Oldham posed for a commemorative selfie with muse Louisa Jacobson—the cool-girl actor dripping in a halter top of baroque string pearls, diamonds, and moonstones.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Along with the documentary, a coffee table book, This Is Our Life, is on the way, and a commemorative box set for Up to Here, arrives Nov. 8.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
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commemorative
adjective
com·mem·o·ra·tive
kə-ˈmem-ə-rət-iv
-ˌrāt-
: intended to commemorate a person, thing, or event
a commemorative postage stamp
commemorative
noun
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