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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The event was modeled after MGM’s Studio luncheon to commemorate their 25th anniversary, which also welcomed actors, producers and other luminaries.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025 -
In August, Hounsou joined others at African Landing Day in Hampton to commemorate the ship’s arrival at Fort Monroe.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Dozens of family, friends and coworkers gathered for a vigil outside of Broadbelt’s Miami Gardens home to celebrate her life and comfort each other with food and prayer.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nothing about disabled people should be created without disabled people and this principle becomes even more critical when dealing with AI systems that can perpetuate or challenge existing biases.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Political nepotism perpetuates the recycling of the same leaders, leaving young people without representation or a voice in governance.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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What initially appeared to be a deadly injury from an ambush now appears to be an execution-style killing by a man folklore said was, and was immortalized in popular culture as, an upstanding lawman.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
The Tennessean,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Eternalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternalize. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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