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
Travelling photographers offered their services to families walking along the beach, who could take home a keepsake photograph in just a few minutes.
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Suyin Haynes, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Winning is important, but the keepsake is immortal.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The Sunrise Mall store will have a closing sale that includes 20% off of everything except items already discounted at a higher percentage, Father’s Day and graduation cards and 2025 keepsakes and ornaments.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Visitors looking for a unique keepsake can purchase a traditional pewter julep cup, which is stamped with the current Kentucky governor's name.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
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Suyin Haynes, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
Winning is important, but the keepsake is immortal.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The Sunrise Mall store will have a closing sale that includes 20% off of everything except items already discounted at a higher percentage, Father’s Day and graduation cards and 2025 keepsakes and ornaments.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Visitors looking for a unique keepsake can purchase a traditional pewter julep cup, which is stamped with the current Kentucky governor's name.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepsake
Noun
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For parents, this is a reminder that helping kids tell their own stories with a sense of choice and authorship, whether about a playground conflict or a family move, can plant seeds of resilience.—
J. David Creswell,
Scientific American,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her words are a chilling reminder of the invisible wounds this war is inflicting on children in Sudan.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After $1 million was dedicated to fund the new memorial, developers put out a call to local, national and international artists to decide the design of the future monument.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some of the most prominent statues include the equestrian memorial in Charlottesville, Virginia, removed in 2021 after violent protests, and the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia, which was toppled the same year amid racial justice demonstrations.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Home to local boutiques, specialty shops, and artisan galleries, this is the perfect place to find a souvenir to take home—and much more.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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The poem was a souvenir of the fleeting moment of its composition, its irregular right margin suggesting words jotted on scrap paper.—
Dan Chiasson,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Keepsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsake. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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