as in commemorating
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
commemorative stamps for the stars of American popular music
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as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
a stamp was issued as a commemorative of the event
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Recent Examples of commemorative
David M. Zimmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Image Actually, much of Whitten’s art, starting with the 1964 Birmingham assemblage, is commemorative.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
There will be dinner and commemorative programming as part of the fundraiser for The Kansas City Royals Foundation.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The collection also pays tribute to late French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, with a commemorative concert marking the 100th anniversary of his birth, and also features the first live concert at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral following its reopening last year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The state museum still holds dolls, commemorative medals, artwork and a dented World War I-era bugle allegedly used to make the call ending the war on Nov. 11, 1918.
—David M. Zimmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Image Actually, much of Whitten’s art, starting with the 1964 Birmingham assemblage, is commemorative.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
There will be dinner and commemorative programming as part of the fundraiser for The Kansas City Royals Foundation.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
The collection also pays tribute to late French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, with a commemorative concert marking the 100th anniversary of his birth, and also features the first live concert at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral following its reopening last year.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commemorative
Noun
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So these groups are a real reminder for me that the internet can be such a balm to communities of people who can't access each other offline.—
Tonya Mosley,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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Which is a reminder that the tax cuts some in Congress want to pay for will be paid for by others.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Just off the entry hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the displays of ancient Greek sculpture, is a marble memorial marker, or stela, about three feet high.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The drive along the Falls Road and Shankill Road reveals a living history of murals, memorial gardens, and peace walls; sites that are powerful, sobering, and deeply informative.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Listen to this article 2 min A New York Yankees fan had the opportunity to go home with an awesome souvenir, but the goodness of his heart got to him.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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Tickets were priced at $45 per person and included a business passport checklist, goodie bags, souvenirs and entry into a raffle.—
Kaitlin Mikrut,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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“Commemorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemorative. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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