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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Maybe people didn’t quite recognize the person the statue was meant to immortalize.
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D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Odysseus And The Dangers Of Ego Odysseus’ journey home from the Trojan War (immortalized in The Odyssey) offers another critical leadership lesson.
—Antonis Kocheilas, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The legendary basketball player’s legacy will be immortalized as the first male athlete with an official Ken doll made in his likeness, which is set to release this month.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Carpenter joining Fortnite means she’ll be immortalized as a cartoony caricature usable across all the game’s new modes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Odysseus And The Dangers Of Ego Odysseus’ journey home from the Trojan War (immortalized in The Odyssey) offers another critical leadership lesson.
—Antonis Kocheilas, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The legendary basketball player’s legacy will be immortalized as the first male athlete with an official Ken doll made in his likeness, which is set to release this month.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Carpenter joining Fortnite means she’ll be immortalized as a cartoony caricature usable across all the game’s new modes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
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Mr Justice Popplewell cut the ribbon on an emotional day when a mural commemorating the 56 victims of the fire was also unveiled.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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King Charles' office is sharing a brand new royal symbol commemorating the last stage in the transition to his reign.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Her breakthrough third album Control, which recently celebrated its 39th anniversary, was the first by a woman to yield five top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and follow-up Rhythm Nation 1814 is to date the only album to spawn seven top-five charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2025
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To celebrate the company’s 20-year anniversary, founder Trish Share developed a cross-country mountain biking trip called the Costa Rica Cycle Challenge.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
13 May 2025
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All of the plaintiffs accused Robinson's wife, Frances Robinson, who is also named as a defendant, of perpetuating a hostile work environment by screaming at them and using ethnically pejorative language.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
8 May 2025
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His recommendations include strong privacy regulations, encryption protocols, and bias mitigation strategies to ensure that AI systems do not perpetuate discrimination.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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