in commemoration of
idiom
: in order to remember or honor (an important event or person from the past)
A service was held in commemoration of the battle.
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The song had gone viral in recent weeks, with videos and merch and even Chicago bar nights celebrating the song and the ship that inspired it, in commemoration of the wreck’s then-upcoming 50th anniversary (ultimately observed on Nov. 10, 2025).
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
In 1926 — in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence — a half dollar coin was minted bearing the likeness of then-President Calvin Coolidge.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Girlfriends has been streaming on Netflix since September 2020, in commemoration of the show’s 20th anniversary.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.
—Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
In 1926 — in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence — a half dollar coin was minted bearing the likeness of then-President Calvin Coolidge.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Girlfriends has been streaming on Netflix since September 2020, in commemoration of the show’s 20th anniversary.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.
—Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025
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“In commemoration of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20commemoration%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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