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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Recent Examples of memorialize
That connection is memorialized through Lena’s Garden, a permanent Chihuly installation that spans the ceiling of the cafe with hundreds of brightly colored glass elements.
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Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 30 Apr. 2026
For his part, Musk says in the lawsuit that the agreement was memorialized in a legal filing when OpenAI was incorporated.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
The contract spelled out that Grayson is an honorary member of the Falcons and also memorializes the team’s commitment to being a support system for Grayson.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Today, the soldiers killed in the Iran-Iraq War are still memorialized in town and city squares across the country.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 30 Apr. 2026
For his part, Musk says in the lawsuit that the agreement was memorialized in a legal filing when OpenAI was incorporated.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
The contract spelled out that Grayson is an honorary member of the Falcons and also memorializes the team’s commitment to being a support system for Grayson.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Today, the soldiers killed in the Iran-Iraq War are still memorialized in town and city squares across the country.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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Queen Rania of Jordan opted for a glittering gold Giorgio Armani design for a charity dinner commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Al Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans on Tuesday night in Amman, Jordan.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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The company, a nonprofit, all-volunteer group, commemorates the battles of Lexington and Concord and the evacuation of Lexington.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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