commemoratives

noun

plural of commemorative
as in reminders
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 Synonyms for commemoratives
  1. reminders
  2. memorials
  3. souvenirs
  4. relics
Noun
  • Like many public events in wartime Ukraine, the festival blended ordinary leisure with reminders that the war is never far away.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • There were other reminders as well, some less subtle than others, of the true purpose of Congress.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of reminders
Noun
  • The ride traverses nearly 1,000 miles across Indiana over 13 days, stopping in communities to meet with survivors, those who have lost loved ones in the line of duty, and visit memorials and gravesites.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • But designs for new memorials near Washington's National Mall are not meant to be dictated by only a few people, and the quick review process the arch has undergone has defied centuries of planning precedent and broken laws, some historians say.
    — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 July 2026
Definition of memorials
Noun
  • Antique vendors line the square with objects that feel less like souvenirs and more like pieces from someone’s old apartment, old bar, or old life.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Snapchat mastermind and man who gets a lot of money to play soccer, Erling Haaland, is out of the World Cup and headed back to Norway, but not without some souvenirs.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of souvenirs
Noun
  • And, at least for some, veterans organizations like DAV seem like relics from another era.
    — Sonner Kehrt, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • Peter once ruled the small principality, and the saints’ relics rest there.
    — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Definition of relics
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