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
After his arrest in 1957 for the killing of Bernice Worden, a local hardware store owner, police discovered a grotesque collection of keepsakes, furniture, clothing and household items made from human remains at his farmhouse.
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Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
There will also be a ‘kick the keg’ challenge with prizes, merch deals, and keepsakes to take home a piece of Funkwerks history.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the things that hurt the most for Brooke was a box of keepsakes from her grandmother broken by the looters.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The family consolidated years of keepsakes, toys and household essentials, selling most of their belongings at a yard sale and giving others away.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
And don't forget to stop by the Mini Print Vending Machine by Inciardi for the most adorable tiny keepsakes.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
The app simplifies booking flights, hotels, and cars while adding fun keepsakes for your journeys.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Many keepsakes are sprinkled throughout every room, including the framed photos above the custom sofa.
—Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Then inside, there need to be five biscuit keepsakes that describe time or something.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
There will also be a ‘kick the keg’ challenge with prizes, merch deals, and keepsakes to take home a piece of Funkwerks history.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the things that hurt the most for Brooke was a box of keepsakes from her grandmother broken by the looters.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The family consolidated years of keepsakes, toys and household essentials, selling most of their belongings at a yard sale and giving others away.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
And don't forget to stop by the Mini Print Vending Machine by Inciardi for the most adorable tiny keepsakes.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
The app simplifies booking flights, hotels, and cars while adding fun keepsakes for your journeys.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Many keepsakes are sprinkled throughout every room, including the framed photos above the custom sofa.
—Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Then inside, there need to be five biscuit keepsakes that describe time or something.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepsakes
Noun
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Now he’ll be nearly immortalized, with a car in his name and lots of reminders, on and in that car, of his existence.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Others want to create a personalized information panel that combines weather, reminders, to-do lists, and even news.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to the organization’s shutdown contingency plan, park roads, lookouts, trails and open air memorials will remain accessible to visitors.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Park roads, lookouts, trails and open-air memorials are directed to stay open; however, buildings and facilities that generally remain locked during business hours, such as visitor centers, will remain closed.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Everything else was kept for souvenirs.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Don’t leave town without picking up a few souvenirs, either.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Significance The relics of Saint Therese traveled from France to be in the United States.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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A number of startups are actively pursuing ways to extract the most dangerous orbital objects—defunct rocket stages, dead satellites, space collision fragment clouds, and space-race relics.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Furniture and personal mementos became art and part of the experience, discovering new things to capture the eye in each room.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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After the tight end popped the question, a source told PEOPLE that Donna has already begun saving mementos from this era.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Keepsakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsakes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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