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as in celebrates
to be a memorial of
a stone obelisk commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill
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as in blesses
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 commemorates
The festival of Chanukah commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus IV, who had conquered Jerusalem and seized the Temple in his efforts to Hellenize Judea.
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Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
The show commemorates a personal scrapbook of photographs and text that Frank made for his first wife, Mary Lockspeiser.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Christmas, the traditional Christian holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus, is being celebrated by people around the world, as has been done for centuries.
—Keith Bedford, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and given Christmas’ claim on the 25th, the two can occur within weeks or days of each other.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorates the victory of a small group of Jewish fighters, who called themselves the Maccabees, over the powerful Greek-Assyrian army, around 165 BCE.
—Gail Swedroe, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
Now, in this year that commemorates Chisholm’s 100th birthday, support for the gold medal came from both sides of the aisle.
—Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
On Jerusalem Day, which commemorates the taking of the Old City in the 1967 Six-Day War, thousands of religious nationalists traditionally march through Arab neighborhoods waving Israel’s flag, while chanting anti-Arab slogans.
—Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
The show commemorates a personal scrapbook of photographs and text that Frank made for his first wife, Mary Lockspeiser.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Christmas, the traditional Christian holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus, is being celebrated by people around the world, as has been done for centuries.
—Keith Bedford, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and given Christmas’ claim on the 25th, the two can occur within weeks or days of each other.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorates the victory of a small group of Jewish fighters, who called themselves the Maccabees, over the powerful Greek-Assyrian army, around 165 BCE.
—Gail Swedroe, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
Now, in this year that commemorates Chisholm’s 100th birthday, support for the gold medal came from both sides of the aisle.
—Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
On Jerusalem Day, which commemorates the taking of the Old City in the 1967 Six-Day War, thousands of religious nationalists traditionally march through Arab neighborhoods waving Israel’s flag, while chanting anti-Arab slogans.
—Ben Krull, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commemorates
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This year’s event, themed Art + Architecture, celebrates art and architecture inspired by the groundbreaking architectural designs of Lord Norman Foster and his renowned studio Foster + Partners.—
Paola Hernandez Jiao,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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The event also celebrates the installation of six new coastal water bottle fill stations in Del Mar.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Kelly remembers the Colts’ playoff win in 2018, one year before Luck retired.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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For the famous pizza scene, Quintana remembers boxes of pizza lining the sidewalk.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Commemorates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemorates. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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