as in commemorating
to give eternal or lasting existence to
immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line
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Recent Examples of immortalizing
The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world.
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Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalizing
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The September Nintendo Direct kicked off with 20 minutes of Mario celebration, commemorating the 40th anniversary of everyone's favorite video game plumber.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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While the anniversary is well worth commemorating, Björn Bender, CEO of Rail Europe, is looking towards the future, as rail travel throughout the European continent is literally moving faster and becoming more integrated.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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In anycase, the big Grand Finale is coming to theaters soon and Peacock is celebrating the event with a special that includes interviews with the cast and should be fun for fans.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That's up to us to be honest about why that continues to happen and stop perpetuating that cycle of failure.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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Reservists accused the government - the most far-right administration in Israel's history -- of perpetuating the war for political reasons.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Immortalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalizing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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