as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line
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The 1989 song lists 59 people— both famous and infamous — that the Piano Man immortalized as being important to the mid-century period.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Throughout the 19th century, resorts sprang up around the island, immortalized in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
As another year passes, a whole new batch of British entertainment scandals is immortalized in The Hollywood Reporter‘s overview of a controversial 2025.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
The Chinchorro began mummifying their dead well before the Egyptians immortalized the practice.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Throughout the 19th century, resorts sprang up around the island, immortalized in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
As another year passes, a whole new batch of British entertainment scandals is immortalized in The Hollywood Reporter‘s overview of a controversial 2025.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
The Chinchorro began mummifying their dead well before the Egyptians immortalized the practice.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
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Staffers were sent with hats and T-shirts to commemorate the completion of a goal Vrabel first mentioned back in April.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In a December 2020 Instagram post, Koma commemorated their first anniversary with a black-and-white photo from their wedding.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The couple shared a sweet moment together as the actor celebrated his big win at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some bring the joy of surfing to kids dealing with trauma and celebrate older surfers in an annual contest.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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During the meeting, Orban also appeared to undermine Ukraine’s position in the war and indicated that other European countries were perpetuating the conflict.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Global Witness said its experiments in the Netherlands, France, India, Ireland, the United Kingdom and South Africa demonstrated that the algorithm perpetuated similar biases around the world.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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