as in souvenir
objects or materials that are collected because they are related to a particular event, person, etc.; things collected as souvenirs
a display of sports memorabilia She collects Beatles memorabilia.
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Recent Examples of memorabilia
Liz West, an artist from Manchester, began collecting Spice Girls memorabilia in 1996, Guinness World Records told PEOPLE.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Buc-ee’s travel centers are massive, featuring Texas BBQ and tourist memorabilia and is known for its large and clean restrooms.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
There’s also a cutting cutting-edge exhibition about the cars, their builders and the drivers, featuring legendary artifacts like cars and the jackets of drivers, memorabilia, audio of pit to car conversations, and knowledgeable guides to explain it all.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Also on Sundays, Mauerpark’s Flohmarkt is a sprawling expanse of vendors selling World War II–era memorabilia, vintage glassware, and handicrafts.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Buc-ee’s travel centers are massive, featuring Texas BBQ and tourist memorabilia and is known for its large and clean restrooms.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
There’s also a cutting cutting-edge exhibition about the cars, their builders and the drivers, featuring legendary artifacts like cars and the jackets of drivers, memorabilia, audio of pit to car conversations, and knowledgeable guides to explain it all.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Also on Sundays, Mauerpark’s Flohmarkt is a sprawling expanse of vendors selling World War II–era memorabilia, vintage glassware, and handicrafts.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorabilia
Noun
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Parker Ashton-Youngs Longmont, CO Parker bought these earrings at the base of Kilimanjaro, proving that adventure souvenirs always make for stellar accessories.—
Matt Nager,
Outside,
1 Sep. 2025
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Buy a meaningful souvenir at Missions Pottery, where each piece is handcrafted by a local artisan, or Pig City Books, an independent bookstore with an expansive but well-curated selection.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those posts have now turned into memorials, with fans flooding the comments to express their grief.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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On August 21, locals discovered that the state of Florida had painted over the memorial overnight and began to restore it themselves with chalk.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a June 2018 Instagram birthday tribute to the drummer, the 16 Wishes actress shared some details into their first date.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some buildings downtown offer harrowing reminders of this dark history.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Tanks rumbled through Tiananmen Square, a location that offered a stark reminder of how authoritarian states can violently crush democratic movements.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Memorabilia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorabilia. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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