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as in celebrated
to be a memorial of
a stone obelisk commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill
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as in observed
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 commemorated
Iman commemorated the event in a second Instagram post with snippets of the pair during their wedding ceremony at St James' Episcopal Church in Florence, Italy, on June 6, 1992.
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
One year after two of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history erupted just hours apart, survivors commemorated the day in Altadena and Pacific Palisades with a mixture of anger and somber remembrance.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Paulson also commemorated the women's decadeslong friendship by getting a tattoo in honor of the iconic actress.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Three Kings Day is commemorated by many Latinos and Catholics by attending Mass, giving gifts to children and breaking the traditional sweet bread.
—Allyson Vergara, Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026
Then, in 2012, Tiffany commemorated their 175th anniversary by resetting the yellow diamond again, pairing it with over 100-carats of glittering white diamonds, per Leo Hamel.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
An hour before midnight, victims were commemorated with a minute of silence, and the crowd was invited to show solidarity with Australia’s Jewish community.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2025 World Series champions, and one of the biggest moments of Game 7 is now being commemorated with a bobblehead.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
That collection commemorated the games between the Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs that were played in the Tokyo Dome in March and was sold at the stadium as well as on the Fanatics, MLB and Complex websites.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
One year after two of the most destructive wildfires in California’s history erupted just hours apart, survivors commemorated the day in Altadena and Pacific Palisades with a mixture of anger and somber remembrance.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Paulson also commemorated the women's decadeslong friendship by getting a tattoo in honor of the iconic actress.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Three Kings Day is commemorated by many Latinos and Catholics by attending Mass, giving gifts to children and breaking the traditional sweet bread.
—Allyson Vergara, Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026
Then, in 2012, Tiffany commemorated their 175th anniversary by resetting the yellow diamond again, pairing it with over 100-carats of glittering white diamonds, per Leo Hamel.
—Elle Meier, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
An hour before midnight, victims were commemorated with a minute of silence, and the crowd was invited to show solidarity with Australia’s Jewish community.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2025 World Series champions, and one of the biggest moments of Game 7 is now being commemorated with a bobblehead.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
That collection commemorated the games between the Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs that were played in the Tokyo Dome in March and was sold at the stadium as well as on the Fanatics, MLB and Complex websites.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commemorated
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The project will be the next phase of the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora (MoCAAD), a virtual museum that celebrated its 10th anniversary in December at a gala at the Lyric Theater.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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This past October, Parker celebrated her son James Wilkie's 23rd birthday with a video on Instagram.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Notably, Marty and Yoshiko didn’t get married until several years after his memoir was published, so their relationship isn’t memorialized in print or in a fictionalized way on screen.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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Kirk honored at convention Three months after he was killed, Kirk was memorialized in nearly every area of the AmericaFest conference.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
21 Dec. 2025
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Besides their relation to France's last monarchy, the Bourbon-Parma family will be remembered for their historic jewelry collection.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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A day of national mourning in Switzerland Carrying a bucket filled with white roses, Azeddine Mekrabech made his way to Crans-Montana on Friday as Switzerland remembered the dozens who died in the New Year fire tragedy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Commemorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemorated. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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