as in commemorative
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
a memorial plaque on the bridge for a diver who died in the line of duty
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as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam
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Recent Examples of memorial
Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The procession followed a public memorial service earlier in the day at Children’s Mercy Park with all the law enforcement honor ceremony like the funeral held for Deputy Ming only weeks earlier.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
By Thursday, passersby had created a makeshift memorial just beyond the Calçada da Glória, leaving bouquets of flowers under barricade tape set up by emergency workers.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The memorial honors all victims, including Kewaskum native Andrea Haberman, who died in the North Tower.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The procession followed a public memorial service earlier in the day at Children’s Mercy Park with all the law enforcement honor ceremony like the funeral held for Deputy Ming only weeks earlier.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Belgrave, who remained in New York for several days to assist with business such as the Woodlawn plot, is also helping to plan a November memorial for Jordan.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
By Thursday, passersby had created a makeshift memorial just beyond the Calçada da Glória, leaving bouquets of flowers under barricade tape set up by emergency workers.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorial
Adjective
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Pirelli angle tires and a commemorative gift box set close out the list of extras.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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These commemorative items will go on sale closer to the festival and be available for purchase online and at the event.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
6 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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Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin posted photos of the damage to Telegram, saying a military monument was also struck by debris.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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For two days, climbers and onlookers gathered around a 45-foot wall—an ephemeral monument suspended above water—where the edges between sport, spectacle, and cultural communion blurred.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Memorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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