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
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens A public memorial service will be announced later.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
City officials also considered memorials honoring Renato Dulbecco, Enrico Fermi, Phillip Mazzei, Maria Montessori, Florence Scala, Antonin Scalia and Amerigo Vespucci, according to the Park District and DCASE statement.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
To support Elliott's family and his wife, Erin, the Central Indiana Police Foundation created a memorial fund to collect donations.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens A public memorial service will be announced later.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
Jeffrey Glover, director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, was the first to speak at the memorial.
—Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
City officials also considered memorials honoring Renato Dulbecco, Enrico Fermi, Phillip Mazzei, Maria Montessori, Florence Scala, Antonin Scalia and Amerigo Vespucci, according to the Park District and DCASE statement.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorial
Adjective
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As a commemorative moment in his life, Haakon wanted to buy one made from proper fabric, marking his transition into adulthood.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Coinciding with the exhibition is the global release of a commemorative 25th-anniversary book, also titled Amores Perros, published by MACK.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her elegant collaboration was a reminder that the world has long created the kinds of crises that threaten our stability today, and a good artist finds a way to make work that shows us a way through it, even if the answer is as simple as making something beautiful.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Grand, crumbling ruins stand as a striking reminder that Oualidia was once a favorite place of the nation’s last Sultan, and the legacy of his beloved royal beach lingers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Organizers are expecting some 1,500 Olympians, a bit over half those who competed in the Games, to parade into the monument built in the first century for gladiator fights and exotic animal hunts.—
Colleen Barry,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Memorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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