as in to commemorate
to be a memorial of
at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott
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How to memorialize Instagram account A request to memorialize an Instagram page can only be made after the owner of the account has passed away.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
His legacy is not just memorialized in books or bridges, but in every voter registration drive, protest march and fearless act of democratic defiance.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
For You's Michael Koman, sees the camera crew who memorialized the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company turn their attention to a failing Midwestern newspaper called The Truth Teller.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 12 May 2025
In August 2024, the museum announced a new project in collaboration with the Arlington Historical Society that would memorialize the enslaved of Arlington (MEA) and celebrate their lives.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
His legacy is not just memorialized in books or bridges, but in every voter registration drive, protest march and fearless act of democratic defiance.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
For You's Michael Koman, sees the camera crew who memorialized the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company turn their attention to a failing Midwestern newspaper called The Truth Teller.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 12 May 2025
In August 2024, the museum announced a new project in collaboration with the Arlington Historical Society that would memorialize the enslaved of Arlington (MEA) and celebrate their lives.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
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commemorate
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The strategic Maharashtra Day release date holds particular significance, as the holiday commemorates the formation of the state where Shivaji’s legacy remains profoundly influential.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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When is Pride Month? Pride Month is observed throughout June to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and highlight their fight for rights.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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