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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Andrew Lee Photography The museum, which opened in September just before Lithuania’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, offers an intimate window into the kind of thriving town most famously memorialized in the movie Fiddler on the Roof.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Danez Smith memorializes Renee Nicole Good, poet, mother, and neighbor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The Al Hirschfeld Foundation, a nonprofit that supports cultural institutions in part by using income from exhibits of the late artist's iconic cartoon sketches, posted a photo of an Al Hirschfeld rendition of the Grateful Dead from 1995 as a way to memorialize Weir.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
The Courier Journal tracks homicides reported by LMPD and other local departments to memorialize victims, follow the cases and keep the public informed.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Danez Smith memorializes Renee Nicole Good, poet, mother, and neighbor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The Al Hirschfeld Foundation, a nonprofit that supports cultural institutions in part by using income from exhibits of the late artist's iconic cartoon sketches, posted a photo of an Al Hirschfeld rendition of the Grateful Dead from 1995 as a way to memorialize Weir.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
The Courier Journal tracks homicides reported by LMPD and other local departments to memorialize victims, follow the cases and keep the public informed.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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Full House‘s Dave Coulier appeared on Good Morning America to commemorate World Cancer Day, and share the incredible news that his tongue cancer is in remission.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Heat also made the massive 2005 offseason deal with Memphis that delivered Antoine Walker, Jason Williams and James Posey, a deal that sparked the team’s run to the 2006 NBA title, a championship currently being commemorated by the Heat on its 20th anniversary.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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