immortalized

past tense of immortalize

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Recent Examples of immortalized With diminished stuff, Williams served up the home run that won the title, a moment immortalized this month in a statue outside Rogers Centre. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The Swiss watchmaker Jaquet Droz has immortalized her designs with the Grand Feu enameling technique on four signature watch models, as has designer Salome Petviashvili — Rusudan’s sister — in a collection of luxury silk scarves. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026 Gillian Anderson is elated that she’s been immortalized in minifigure form for the new LEGO X-Files set. Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 It’s been almost four decades since John McClane was immortalized in film history. Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 His historic run will also be immortalized in Cooperstown, New York at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 In 1973, George Lucas immortalized Mel’s Drive-In in American Graffiti, his love letter to 60s California car culture. Air Mail, 4 July 2026 The anti-tea sentiment was immortalized in a founding father's now-famous letter. James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026 Barney became a Philadelphia hero, immortalized by the famous Revolutionary-era poet Philip Freneau, who wrote a poem celebrating the victory. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalized
Verb
  • The Only Murders in the Building star commemorated the drop of Rare Beginnings eau de parfum with an exclusive preview event in London, England.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
  • God will receive a star in the Radio category, while Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger will be commemorated in the Live Theatre/Live Performance category.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The Mets just celebrated the 40th anniversary of their last World Series-winner, and despite having the second-highest-payroll in MLB, have the second-worst record in the National League.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Everyone gathered there seemed to have rallied and celebrated the two of you at that moment.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The complaint also alleges that the companies failed to adopt alternative designs and perpetuated the misconception that plastic filters are biodegradable or can be disposed of in public without significant consequence.
    Reeti Malhotra July 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • Wilde noted how Musk has perpetuated some of incel culture’s more disturbing ideology, particularly the belief that men are more powerful than nature.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The show also featured poignant video tributes to Peart and original drummer John Rutsey, ensuring their legacies were honored.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Orioles, who entered the day 1 1/2 games behind the final wild card in the American League, honored slugger Chris Davis, pitcher Storm Davis and scout Jim Russo as new members of the team's Hall of Fame before the game.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Immortalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalized. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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