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
Self and several other leaders connected to nonprofits providing services to individuals experiencing homelessness could not pinpoint any one reason why the numbers of homeless being memorialized has increased compared to previous years.
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Carla Hinton, Oklahoman, 8 Jan. 2026
Notably, Marty and Yoshiko didn’t get married until several years after his memoir was published, so their relationship isn’t memorialized in print or in a fictionalized way on screen.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Kirk honored at convention Three months after he was killed, Kirk was memorialized in nearly every area of the AmericaFest conference.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Fraternal brothers packed their personal belongings to memorialize the deceased and hoped that surviving family members would later reclaim the objects.
—Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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Carla Hinton, Oklahoman, 8 Jan. 2026
Notably, Marty and Yoshiko didn’t get married until several years after his memoir was published, so their relationship isn’t memorialized in print or in a fictionalized way on screen.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Kirk honored at convention Three months after he was killed, Kirk was memorialized in nearly every area of the AmericaFest conference.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Fraternal brothers packed their personal belongings to memorialize the deceased and hoped that surviving family members would later reclaim the objects.
—Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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The next morning, Kirschenheiter and Mullen had an impromptu photo shoot to commemorate their engagement.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Hosted at The Richland in Orange and presented by SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, more than 170 supporters, community partners and alumni gathered to commemorate the college’s 25-year legacy and support its future.—
Jenelyn Russo,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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