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
The notebook, Rebecca says, will be a permanent keepsake.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Parents frame their baby’s footprints to hang on the wall or tuck into keepsake boxes.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
Now, the handmade teddy bear has become a sentimental keepsake for the growing family, marking the beginning of a new chapter — especially after their daughter, Avery, arrived prematurely and faced a long stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Photographer David Wright, whose work has been featured by National Geographic, will also be on board to capture keepsake images for guests.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
Parents frame their baby’s footprints to hang on the wall or tuck into keepsake boxes.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
Now, the handmade teddy bear has become a sentimental keepsake for the growing family, marking the beginning of a new chapter — especially after their daughter, Avery, arrived prematurely and faced a long stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Photographer David Wright, whose work has been featured by National Geographic, will also be on board to capture keepsake images for guests.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for keepsake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepsake
Noun
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The near-disaster in Garden Grove serves as a reminder of the widespread but overlooked industrial risks embedded in Southern California neighborhoods.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The film begins with soldiers lying dead on a seashore, near bloody waters — a reminder of the catastrophic rehearsal for D-Day called Exercise Tiger, which resulted in hundreds of deaths of American servicemen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Flower spinners in different shades of blue, Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez’s favorite color, rotated Thursday afternoon at a temporary memorial honoring him at Everman Memorial Park.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2026
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The group will walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and continue through Manhattan, making multiple stops at memorials along the way.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Noun
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The lightweight tote folds easily into luggage yet expands to hold everything from in-flight essentials to unexpected souvenir purchases.—
Mia McManus,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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The Boardwalk is where all of it comes together—stretching past beach entrances, arcades, saltwater taffy shops (the candy originated here in the 1880s), pizza counters, souvenir stores, and tram cars before leading directly into casino floors and hotel lobbies.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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“Keepsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsake. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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