as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
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Recent Examples of keepsake
Each buyer of the Artura Spider MCL39 Championship Edition will get a plaque on the center console and a keepsake separate from the car.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, Steph opens Hank’s old keepsake box, revealing a Pip-Boy.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
But thanks to your support of our newsroom, IndyStar is able to bring you a keepsake containing stunning visuals and on-the-ground reporting from the College Football Playoff national championship.
—Ryan Martin, IndyStar, 1 Feb. 2026
Such items, having flown in space, make for special keepsakes and are a way for the astronauts to include their family members in the journey.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, Steph opens Hank’s old keepsake box, revealing a Pip-Boy.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
But thanks to your support of our newsroom, IndyStar is able to bring you a keepsake containing stunning visuals and on-the-ground reporting from the College Football Playoff national championship.
—Ryan Martin, IndyStar, 1 Feb. 2026
Such items, having flown in space, make for special keepsakes and are a way for the astronauts to include their family members in the journey.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepsake
Noun
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Her elegant collaboration was a reminder that the world has long created the kinds of crises that threaten our stability today, and a good artist finds a way to make work that shows us a way through it, even if the answer is as simple as making something beautiful.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Grand, crumbling ruins stand as a striking reminder that Oualidia was once a favorite place of the nation’s last Sultan, and the legacy of his beloved royal beach lingers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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The scattered protests erupted Saturday at universities following 40-day memorials for people killed in January during antigovernment rallies.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Saturday's march ended at the memorial for Pretti, just over a mile away from where demonstrators rallied at Whittier Park.—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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For the locals, religious tourism is necessary For the souvenir merchants of Assisi, who make their living off religious tourists and pilgrims who flock to the picturesque town, a monthlong event is welcome.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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In addition to being an expert traveler, my grandma is also a world-class shopper and brings back the most amazing souvenirs from each trip.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Keepsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsake. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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