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
CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Amy Downs Ten years after the bombing, Downs was asked to volunteer at a memorial race for the victims.
—Laurel Morales, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The small, private memorial, attended by the legendary actor's three children — son Christopher and daughters Elizabeth and Leslie — was recently held in Santa Fe.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Flowers and candles are seen at a memorial five days after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, August 8, 2019.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
Courtesy of Amy Downs Ten years after the bombing, Downs was asked to volunteer at a memorial race for the victims.
—Laurel Morales, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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People reported Tuesday that the pair had been laid to rest following a private memorial.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
The small, private memorial, attended by the legendary actor's three children — son Christopher and daughters Elizabeth and Leslie — was recently held in Santa Fe.
—Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
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Celebrating Cats Without Claws A commemorative edition of Cats Without Claws was recently issued, timed to celebrate the album’s fortieth anniversary.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The commemorative coins, which include gold and silver busts of Trump, emerged during the 2024 presidential campaign as one of several merchandising ventures Trump profited from -- a list that also included watches, sneakers, bibles and guitars.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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So these groups are a real reminder for me that the internet can be such a balm to communities of people who can't access each other offline.—
Tonya Mosley,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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Which is a reminder that the tax cuts some in Congress want to pay for will be paid for by others.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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President Trump’s 2026 budget proposal recommends cutting more than $1.2 billion from the NPS, which manages 433 areas including national parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, comprising 85 million acres of federal land in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Jiggly Caliente and Sam Nordquist are among this year’s all-trans class of inductees to the National LGBTQ+ Wall of Honor, a monument inside New York City’s Stonewall Inn.—
James Factora,
Them.,
7 May 2025
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“Memorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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