as in commemorates
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 memorializes
Next, head south to Belmont Harbor and recently installed AIDS Garden Chicago, where a Keith Haring sculpture, Self-Portrait, memorializes those who have died from HIV.
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Midwest Living, 12 June 2026
The project also memorializes the aspiring fashion designer and trans woman Dominique Rem'mie Fells who was murdered in Philly in 2020.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Furthermore, Smat says the book memorializes the tragedy, while also serving as a love letter to the city before and after the event.
—Brayden Garcia
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Fredenhagen Park’s Exchange Club Memories Fountain, which memorializes and honors Naperville community members, is back on after a nearly five-year hiatus.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 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
Derrick Turnbow, whom the street sign now memorializes, was shot there in 1990.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Danez Smith memorializes Renee Nicole Good, poet, mother, and neighbor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Midwest Living, 12 June 2026
The project also memorializes the aspiring fashion designer and trans woman Dominique Rem'mie Fells who was murdered in Philly in 2020.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Furthermore, Smat says the book memorializes the tragedy, while also serving as a love letter to the city before and after the event.
—Brayden Garcia
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Fredenhagen Park’s Exchange Club Memories Fountain, which memorializes and honors Naperville community members, is back on after a nearly five-year hiatus.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 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
Derrick Turnbow, whom the street sign now memorializes, was shot there in 1990.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Danez Smith memorializes Renee Nicole Good, poet, mother, and neighbor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorializes
commemorates
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That’s perhaps a fitting takeaway for Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the total restoration of the Union and a more tenuous victory for emancipation.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Opening on Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, that's part of it.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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“Memorializes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorializes. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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