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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The New York native celebrated enthusiastically with his teammates after scoring his first World Cup goal, a milestone moment in his international career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026 -
As Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0, fans waved their flags, cheered and celebrated the major event that will hit Kansas City in a matter of days.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Each is a threat, of course, but the report is striking for overlooking the violence perpetuated by those on the ideological right.—
Juliette Kayyem,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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Holzinger’s feminist decadence foregrounds the violence against women that this history aestheticized and perpetuated.—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
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Long before Juneteenth became a national holiday in 2021 and Texas commemorated it as a state holiday in 1980, the park was where generations of my family would join thousands of Black Texans every June to celebrate June 19, 1865.—
Bobby J. Smith II,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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Many of these beautiful locations and photos will be commemorated in a soon to be published coffee table book.—
Staff,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Perhaps the cleanest rebuke of noisy nativism would be for England to win, and, if Tuchel can take that final step that eluded Southgate, he’ll be immortalized, too—perhaps in a prestige miniseries of his own, and a more straightforwardly triumphal one at that.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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And now, as Dolan foretold in early April, these Knicks are immortalized in NBA and New York lore.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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“Eternalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternalized. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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