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
After two passenger jets collided over Staten Island, on December 16, 1960, Green-Wood received three caskets containing the remains of an indeterminate number of victims and memorialized, in granite, all hundred and thirty-four people who died.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The museum, which opened in 2023, will hold a ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday to memorialize Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were shot on May 21.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Though Davis’ decision to memorialize her grandmother in this way has sparked interest online, it was initially met with a mixed reaction from her family.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 11 June 2025
Washington's image is an icon of American culture and he has been extensively memorialized; his namesakes include the national capital and the State of Washington.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2025
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The museum, which opened in 2023, will hold a ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday to memorialize Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were shot on May 21.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Though Davis’ decision to memorialize her grandmother in this way has sparked interest online, it was initially met with a mixed reaction from her family.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 11 June 2025
Washington's image is an icon of American culture and he has been extensively memorialized; his namesakes include the national capital and the State of Washington.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the 1975 World Series, NESN put together a special retro broadcast for Tuesday’s game between the Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds designed to evoke the look and feel of that era.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th anniversary of the signing of federal legislation to create nine new federal wilderness areas in Arkansas.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 July 2025
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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