immortalized

past tense of immortalize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of immortalized Though she will forever be immortalized as Kimmy Gibbler on Full House, Barber’s first major credit as a child actor was on Days of Our Lives. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Now, she's been immortalized with a Barbie doll and the pink energy of girlhood is headed for State Farm Arena. Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalized
Verb
  • The piece commemorated the 75th anniversary of the execution of the last czar, Nicolas II, and his family, and explored that event through the lens of the 1989 discovery of the czar and his family’s skeletal remains in Yekaterinburg.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kinstler commemorated the occasion by sharing a tribute to Wheatley featuring solo photos of him, as well as some couple shots.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 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
  • Myths about female fragility and commercial value, perpetuated by institutions like the UCI and biased sports science, systematically prevented growth.
    Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Before the service in Kyiv, Yukov was mourned and honored in his hometown of Sloviansk in Donetsk province.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Porter County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday honored the Kouts varsity baseball team for its Division 1A championship earlier this summer.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Immortalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalized. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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