memorialize
verb
me·mo·ri·al·ize
mə-ˈmȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz 
memorialized; memorializing
1
: to address or petition by a memorial
2
a
: to serve as a memorial of : commemorate
a statue memorializing the event
b
: to do or create something that causes people to remember (a person, thing, or event)
a period in history that has been memorialized in countless films
Examples of memorialize in a Sentence
an exciting period in history that has been memorialized in many popular books and movies
at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott
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Both Minnesotans are memorialized by name in Springsteen’s new rock song, which describes the immigration crackdowns and the protests by those who live there.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Denver Public Library Walker has been memorialized by several public officials, as well.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Several signs memorialized Pretti, who grew up in Green Bay before starting his career as an ICU nurse at a Minnesota VA medical center.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Weeks of attention-seeking gestures — rapping about lean with EsDeeKid, referencing deep Kirk Franklin cuts with Druski, and memorializing moments in basketball history with Melo — broadcasted inner-city cool to people who aren’t often visited by someone with Oscar buzz.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Denver Public Library Walker has been memorialized by several public officials, as well.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Several signs memorialized Pretti, who grew up in Green Bay before starting his career as an ICU nurse at a Minnesota VA medical center.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Weeks of attention-seeking gestures — rapping about lean with EsDeeKid, referencing deep Kirk Franklin cuts with Druski, and memorializing moments in basketball history with Melo — broadcasted inner-city cool to people who aren’t often visited by someone with Oscar buzz.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memorialize. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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