ETERNALIZED Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

eternalized

verb

past tense of eternalize

as in celebrated

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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On the day Hoosier fans celebrated last year’s 2025 national championship run inside Memorial Stadium, the stands grew increasingly empty as the season-opener against North Texas wore on.

— Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The scammers — a network of young men in their late teens or early 20s — celebrated the August 2024 heist by embarking on a wild spending spree.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

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Davis shared her thoughts alongside a side-by-side comparison of the costume with 19th-century minstrel imagery, which perpetuated racist stereotypes about Black Americans and involved the use of blackface.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026
Many people today have inherited and perpetuated this way of thinking without knowing it, including those who are deemed deficient by it.

— Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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These graves, like those officially commemorated on Higgs Beach, likely hadn’t been disturbed during the fort’s construction.

— Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
In 2022, Parton herself commemorated her first appearance on the beloved Disney Channel series.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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Hemingway’s admiration of and attachment to the area is immortalized with with a memorial and free audio walking tour.

— Megan Wahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
But Marks and Diana’s connection continues, immortalized by the untaken Italian vacation—and the friends’ shared love of fashion.

— Allie Merriam, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

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