keepsakes

plural of keepsake
as in reminders
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 keepsakes There is also a Nespresso Coffee Bar, with complimentary sampling, while Abbode Customization will be available daily, featuring complimentary embroidery transforming Abbode purchases from throughout the carousel into personalized keepsakes. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 She was inspired to make the move after attending a recent fan convention and understanding what these keepsakes mean to the devotees who bring them home. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Reduce paper and sentimental clutter by digitizing important documents and selectively preserving meaningful keepsakes. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026 Her husband and sons were at the home this morning, laying keepsakes on the doorstep, but did not want to speak. Darius Johnson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Family Heirlooms Family heirlooms like wedding keepsakes, fine china, and artwork are some of the most difficult items to part ways with. The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026 The romantic gesture set off a trend and from around 1790 to 1830, miniature artists began to house these tiny eyes in jewels as precious keepsakes. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 The same goes for valuable keepsakes that pose a potential security threat, such as pocket knives and wine keys. Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 The flag is tattered not just due to age, but also because refugees cut pieces of the flag as keepsakes. Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepsakes
Noun
  • In that sense, these figures are best viewed not as perfectly precise scores, but as reminders of how quickly forces of nature can overwhelm entire societies.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • These short, simple interactions became reminders that kindness doesn't always have to be grand to be meaningful.
    Laurel Dalrymple, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Le Bon Marché is also featuring stationery, souvenirs, kawaii items, fashions and avant-garde Japanese skin care alongside a hand-roll bar and other attractions.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In a room filled with enough humanitarian awards, photos with legends, and travel souvenirs to fill a museum, the bike is a delightful reminder that even an American icon has to get her cardio in.
    Gloria Steinem, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That reality is part of what drives efforts to create memorials and museums, says Amy Sodaro, a sociology professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, who studies them.
    Deepti Hajela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • County officials in Carroll, Howard, Anne Arundel and Harford will hold formal ceremonies, several at memorials built with steel recovered from Ground Zero.
    The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The star has become a makeshift memorial in the days since Parton’s death, where fans have placed flowers, photos, candles, and other mementos.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
  • After months of waiting, families are finally getting back personal mementos from the former Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
    Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Keepsakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsakes. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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