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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
In the weeks since, Indian media has reported several student suicides allegedly linked to the immense pressure of the exams, which Dipke and his supporters commemorated this week by lighting candles.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Held along the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue outside the Johnson House Historic Site, the free event commemorated Juneteenth with live music, vendors, food, children's activities and community engagement.
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Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
But there are other places in Central Florida that remind us of how hard-won these celebrations are — places sometimes commemorated by a small metal plaque, other times not identified at all.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Long before Juneteenth became a national holiday in 2021 and Texas commemorated it as a state holiday in 1980, the park was where generations of my family would join thousands of Black Texans every June to celebrate June 19, 1865.
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Bobby J. Smith Ii,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Many of these beautiful locations and photos will be commemorated in a soon to be published coffee table book.
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Staff,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
The events of June 16, 1976 — now commemorated annually as Youth Day — are considered a turning point in South Africa's liberation struggle against white minority rule.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 57, commemorated her 18-year-old daughter Portia's high school graduation with a sweet post on Instagram.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
The renaming will be officially commemorated later this year at a 70mm screening event in San Francisco that Nolan will reportedly attend and guest curate.
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Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Held along the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue outside the Johnson House Historic Site, the free event commemorated Juneteenth with live music, vendors, food, children's activities and community engagement.
—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
But there are other places in Central Florida that remind us of how hard-won these celebrations are — places sometimes commemorated by a small metal plaque, other times not identified at all.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Long before Juneteenth became a national holiday in 2021 and Texas commemorated it as a state holiday in 1980, the park was where generations of my family would join thousands of Black Texans every June to celebrate June 19, 1865.
—
Bobby J. Smith Ii,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Many of these beautiful locations and photos will be commemorated in a soon to be published coffee table book.
—
Staff,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
The events of June 16, 1976 — now commemorated annually as Youth Day — are considered a turning point in South Africa's liberation struggle against white minority rule.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 57, commemorated her 18-year-old daughter Portia's high school graduation with a sweet post on Instagram.
—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
The renaming will be officially commemorated later this year at a 70mm screening event in San Francisco that Nolan will reportedly attend and guest curate.
—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commemorated
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Arnulfo De La Cruz, President of the SEIU California labor union, celebrated the inclusion of that requirement.
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That, Baldassare said, wasn’t a hard argument to make during the COVID-19 pandemic, when immigrants were celebrated as essential workers and the link between individual well-being and public health was more obvious.
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Perhaps because his time in Kansas City was so brief, though, Delaney for a long time wasn’t memorialized visibly here.
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Tafari Campbell, the White House sous chef who died of accidental drowning while paddle boarding near the Obamas' Martha's Vineyard home in 2023, is memorialized at the OPC with Tafari's Kitchen, the restaurant on campus.
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Mabinty was remembered as a beautiful soul whose kindness, love, and hardworking spirit touched everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.
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In categories where the buying cycle is long and the buyer spends most of their time not talking to you, being remembered is the whole game.
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“Commemorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemorated. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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