as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
the monument was created to eternalize the service and sacrifice of the sons of the village who fought in the American Civil War
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To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the 1975 World Series, NESN put together a special retro broadcast for Tuesday’s game between the Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds designed to evoke the look and feel of that era.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025 -
This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th anniversary of the signing of federal legislation to create nine new federal wilderness areas in Arkansas.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 July 2025
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The pillar artwork features a waving Pope Leo XIV along with a picture from the TV broadcast of the future pope sitting with good Schmit and his grandson, Eddie. Members of the 2005 team are in Chicago this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the championship run.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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On June 15, Ear, her siblings, and their stepdad celebrated Father’s Day for the first time without their mother.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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The department emphasized that perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither the goal of combating child exploitation nor bringing justice to victims.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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But it must be treated as an extremely temporary measure because the deal struck last month perpetuates U.S. dependence on China for critical minerals.—
Kamran Bokhari,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The iconic image, taken in 1986 at Serra Pelada, one of the world's largest open-pit gold mines that operated from 1980 to 1992, immortalizes both the desperation of men driven by poverty and the staggering environmental cost of their pursuit.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Everything points toward the inevitable smackdown between Andy and Discord — not to mention between Theron, whose fight skills have been on display not just in The Old Guard, but also in Mad Max: Fury Road and Atomic Blonde, and Thurman, immortalized as Black Mamba in the Kill Bill movies.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2025
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“Eternalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternalize. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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