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The battle was immortalized in a famous poem.
The explorers were immortalized when the mountains were named after them.
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Her warm and loquacious manner is punctuated by her trademark and infectiously jolly guffaw, which was immortalized on Top Chef, for better or for worse.
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Cameron Crowe immortalized the tale in a classic Rolling Stone interview.
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Hayward alumni include Michael Caine, Richard Burton, and John le Carré (who immortalized Hayward as the eponymous Tailor of Panama).
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In 1985, Ball starred as Marius in the original London production, and Boe’s performance as Jean Valjean was immortalized on 2010’s Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary Concert album.
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In Salinas, California, just an hour south of Silicon Valley, the farmland immortalized by John Steinbeck is steadily disappearing to make way for shopping centers and tract housing.
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Circa 1566
First Known Use of immortalize
circa 1566
IMMORTALIZE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of immortalize for English Language Learners
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: to cause (someone or something) to be remembered forever
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