as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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Recent Examples of perpetuate
This will prevent more of the adult females from laying eggs and perpetuating the population.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Using federal funds to perpetuate these narratives does not align with the priorities of this Administration and such time and resources can be better utilized elsewhere.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Models may perpetuate societal biases, over-reliance and security vulnerabilities—all of which are potential risks.
—Sibin Thomas, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Grander added that screen time could perpetuate a harmful cycle.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 1 Apr. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Using federal funds to perpetuate these narratives does not align with the priorities of this Administration and such time and resources can be better utilized elsewhere.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Models may perpetuate societal biases, over-reliance and security vulnerabilities—all of which are potential risks.
—Sibin Thomas, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Grander added that screen time could perpetuate a harmful cycle.
—Simon Spichak, Health, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perpetuate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
Verb
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The event commemorated those rescues and the fall of Saigon that ended the war in spring 1975.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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To commemorate the event, the racetrack invited Don Garlits to the show.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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Target's Easter Hours All Target locations are closing on Easter Sunday to give the day off to employees to celebrate with their families.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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To celebrate, shoppers can get $10 off any purchase with code SHOTS10.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Champions are immortalized, and respect for the game runs deep.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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Maybe people didn’t quite recognize the person the statue was meant to immortalize.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Carner honors his hero by sampling a clip of Zephaniah speaking on the Brixton riots, but also the potential and hope of the youth to change things.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
24 Apr. 2025
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Across history, grief has long been honored as a sacred rite of passage.—
Devi Brown,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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