immortalized

past tense of immortalize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of immortalized In that 2006 game, New Orleans defeated Atlanta after Steve Gleason blocked a punt in one of the defining moments in franchise history, a play now immortalized with a statue outside the stadium. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 State media outlets even circulated the absurd accusation, later immortalized as a running joke, that protesters were being fed and financed by Kentucky Fried Chicken. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 The moment is now immortalized with a statue outside the Superdome. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 That cultural moment, immortalized on screens and magazine pages across the world, took on greater significance just weeks later, when COVID-19 prevented women everywhere from getting their roots touched up. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026 Sparks legend Lisa Leslie has officially been immortalized in Los Angeles. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Lizzie’s story has been immortalized in pop culture in the decades since her death. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 Perhaps most notably, the model is immortalized on Jordan’s feet on his statue in front of Chicago’s United Center. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026 Now she is being immortalized in corn, with the mazes located in about a dozen states and two provinces, from Alabama to California and Ohio to Texas. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalized
Verb
  • Her victory is commemorated during Vijayadashami, the 10th and final day of the Durga Puja festival.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On the floor of the NYSE, a milestone moment for Hollywood after a fraught merger process was commemorated with the pageantry of the bell-ringing.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Fairmont Breakers in Long Beach, meantime, received its first Michelin key on the same day the hotel celebrated its 100th anniversary.
    — Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The late, legendary musician David Bowie will have his 80th birthday celebrated with a series of events, exhibits, releases, collaborations and experiences beginning in November and spanning 2027, his estate announced on Monday.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Haitian immigration to the Dominican Republic is often characterized as an ongoing peaceful invasion – a nationalistic narrative that has been perpetuated by Dominican politicians for over 50 years.
    — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • That blockade has perpetuated a humanitarian crisis in much of Yemen.
    — Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • A’ja Wilson, honored before Friday night’s game for winning an unprecedented fifth MVP, scored 21 points, but shot only six for 19 from the field for the Aces.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • It was recently honored with an Albie Award from the Maysles Documentary Center.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Immortalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalized. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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