as in commemorative
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
a memorial plaque on the bridge for a diver who died in the line of duty
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as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam
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Recent Examples of memorial
Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Modi was to hold talks with Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, address the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The memorial, which serves as a message and carries no legal weight, also mentions the impact Boise State has.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Today is the beginning of a three-city, nine-day memorial tour, of sorts, that will also end in Chicago.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Modi was to hold talks with Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, address the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
Instead, the words written in her autobiography served as the guide for the two-hour service filled with hymns and scriptures, as Christ Episcopal Church rector Father Jonathan Archer read a passage from the book which was published in 2000 during her memorial on Friday.
—Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The memorial, which serves as a message and carries no legal weight, also mentions the impact Boise State has.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
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This detailed build also includes a commemorative armored Batman minifigure and a special golden coin built right into the cockpit, which marks 20 years of Lego Batman builds.—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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Each ticket includes 14 one-ounce wine pours at downtown locations, red and white wine options at every stop, a commemorative wine glass and lanyard and a treat to enjoy during the walk, organizers said.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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This book is a powerful reminder of the purpose and potential of ritual actions, and what role the arts can serve in our alienated and desacralized times.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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In a city driven by speed and innovation, the brief interactions at the checkout counter offer a reminder to slow down to be seen and heard.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In Aidarov’s spiral, bodily imprints from hundreds of thousands of migrant workers layer upon one another, the faint depressions of exhausted sleep compressed into a monument that cannot move.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Another video showed people in the Iranian town of Galleh Dar toppling a monument dedicated to Khamenei’s predecessor and founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as flames rose from the roundabout and onlookers cheered.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Memorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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