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as in to bless
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony
let's commemorate Martin Luther King Day with readings of some of Dr. King's speeches
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Recent Examples of commemorate
The choice to put his face on a $250 bill wasn’t coincidental, with the number commemorating the United States’s 250th birthday.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
Buckingham Palace previously announced that King Charles, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family will commemorate what would have been Queen Elizabeth's 100th birthday in a major way this week, with outings and events planned in London on Monday, April 20 and Tuesday, April 21.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The Founding and Future of the Schomburg Collection, which commemorates the centennial of the New York Public Library’s acquisition of Arturo Schomburg’s collection.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
The memorial site and museums commemorate the events of December 7, 1941, and provide a peek into that key moment in American history.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
Buckingham Palace previously announced that King Charles, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family will commemorate what would have been Queen Elizabeth's 100th birthday in a major way this week, with outings and events planned in London on Monday, April 20 and Tuesday, April 21.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The Founding and Future of the Schomburg Collection, which commemorates the centennial of the New York Public Library’s acquisition of Arturo Schomburg’s collection.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
The memorial site and museums commemorate the events of December 7, 1941, and provide a peek into that key moment in American history.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commemorate
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The upcoming third annual WIE Canada summit will again bring together the Canadian industry across TV, film and music to celebrate and recognize the achievements of women leading the industry forward.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Keys will also perform twice throughout the night to celebrate the milestone of her 2001 debut album, Songs in A Minor, including a performance with the Top 3.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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His name was memorialized in the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery in the Pacific.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Today, the soldiers killed in the Iran-Iraq War are still memorialized in town and city squares across the country.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Members of the veteran community also honored her final act of service.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese Communist Party is resurrecting one of its favorite complaints against the Japanese government, decrying officials’ routine visit to a shrine honoring dead soldiers of World War II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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Reasonableness, like tolerance, is best seen as a convention of restraint, sustained because everyone remembers, however vaguely, what happens when the treaty collapses.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This is a blueberry recipe to remember.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Commemorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemorate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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