Thesaurus results for MEMORABILIA

memorabilia

noun

Definition of memorabilia

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 The price is believed to be the highest ever paid for basketball memorabilia. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The memory could be a photograph, a vide, an audio recording, a letter, a program, a piece of memorabilia, a file on a phone, or just the memory itself typed out. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 During her tenure, Green created a museum of fragrance, with more than 2,000 pieces of memorabilia. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Covering two floors with expansive views of the Hills, the office doubles as a museum for memorabilia that chronicles the adventures of Hollywood’s most consequential childhood besties. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 The actress donated much of her memorabilia to the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Stones Ahead, billed as the largest public exhibition of Stones memorabilia). — Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026 Part of Tremors’ charm was its large bar surrounded by memorabilia, including a vintage exercise bike. — Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 John Williams had pulled up to the Waffle House in the heart of downtown Atlanta in a 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, the kind of car that, on this particular morning, felt almost like another piece of Outkast memorabilia. — Ernie Suggs, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

As with any important Christie’s exhibition, an accompanying catalog makes for the ideal souvenir.

— Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
Also, a foul ball hit by almost any player would be a nice souvenir.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of souvenir

Noun

The Chicago archdiocese recognized Rubey's work this year by dedicating in his honor a memorial to the lives lost to suicide and their surviving families.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The memorial, which features sculptures of an angel and bronze doves, is located in a cemetery that is also home to the world’s largest Catholic mausoleum.

— Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of memorial

Noun

Military drone incursions have become increasingly common across Europe since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale of invasion of Ukraine, and the incident served as a reminder of the Baltic state’s vulnerability.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
The way a book has been handled, underlined, and annotated, as well as the creases in the corners of pages, are reminders of this dispute and of the reader’s assertion of ownership that will remain forever on their bookshelves.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

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