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
City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026
On its own, the memorial exhibition fails to break new (old) ground.
—Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
Democrats are also arguing the project violates the Commemorative Works Act, which requires congressional approval for memorials built on or near federal land in Washington.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 28 May 2026
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Adjective
Family members of some of the 241 officers who died in the line of duty were also present for the annual memorial ceremony, which also featured a volunteer choir and a helicopter flyover.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026
On its own, the memorial exhibition fails to break new (old) ground.
—Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
Noun
Coloier, 30, spoke to the Daily News at a makeshift memorial set up just steps away from where Freeman was stabbed.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
Democrats are also arguing the project violates the Commemorative Works Act, which requires congressional approval for memorials built on or near federal land in Washington.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 28 May 2026
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The President is also slated to appear on a number of coins, including a commemorative 24-karat gold coin and a $1 coin that will reportedly circulate as currency.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
29 May 2026
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In 1926, the nation’s 150th anniversary, then-President Calvin Coolidge appeared on a commemorative half-dollar coin that was official legal tender.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The distant rumble of the Central line is a reminder that the real world lurks outside this cosseted haven.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The Marby grave brings together cremation, a stone monument, and this ritualistic deposit of bronze objects, which is synonymous with the end of this era when the treatment and use of bronze objects changed—often left in hoards on land or in water, sometimes as offerings to gods or divinities.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Fans marched along the avenues near Paris’ Arc de Triomphe monument, with some setting off flares and blaring car horns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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“Memorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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