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
For tonkatsu fanatics, this ramen ornament adds some flavor to a tree that’s leaning into collectible keepsakes.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Make everyday moments into instant keepsakes with the Fujifilm Instax PAL Digital Camera.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Morehead City is a haven for these types of keepsakes.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
For a final flourish, guests—all handed CD players loaded with the new album—pose for tintype portraits and press wildflowers into keepsakes.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Jacobs said to expect a similar look and feel to its previous iteration, sleek but inviting with plenty of personal touches and keepsakes from Jacobs’ and Van Rite’s homes.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Hair woven into jewelry, wreaths, keepsakes.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Collectibles Collectors appreciate ultrasonic cleaners for refreshing old trinkets, coins, pins, and other small keepsakes.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
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.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Make everyday moments into instant keepsakes with the Fujifilm Instax PAL Digital Camera.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Morehead City is a haven for these types of keepsakes.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
For a final flourish, guests—all handed CD players loaded with the new album—pose for tintype portraits and press wildflowers into keepsakes.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
Jacobs said to expect a similar look and feel to its previous iteration, sleek but inviting with plenty of personal touches and keepsakes from Jacobs’ and Van Rite’s homes.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Hair woven into jewelry, wreaths, keepsakes.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Collectibles Collectors appreciate ultrasonic cleaners for refreshing old trinkets, coins, pins, and other small keepsakes.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
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.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepsakes
Noun
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There are occasional reminders that the Mafia lingers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The glasses can also show drivers turn-by-turn directions, hazards and reminders via display that overlays information in their field of view.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Connor showed me one other market, one that was a bit calmer, and pointed me to the best shops to get all my souvenirs.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Did these souvenirs seem counterfeit to her, awful reminders of her long imprisonment in the wrong body?—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the weeks afterwards, a flurry of fundraisers, memorials and an emotional funeral service were held.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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While open-air memorials will generally remain open to visitors, according to the National Park Service’s September funding report, indoor attractions such as visitor centers and exhibits remain closed, due in part to low staffing levels.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Carefully maintained but not updated much in recent years, the prewar apartment looks almost frozen in time with the Oscar-winning pair’s furniture, art, and mementos still on display.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Added to the trauma of grief and sudden eviction under threat of reprisal, Adelaida has to endure seeing the sacred mementos of her mother’s life trashed by the thuggish new squatters.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Keepsakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsakes. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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