as in commemorating
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
a memorializing book on the sinking of the Titanic
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as in celebrating
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 memorializing
R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
All these years later, Houston has gotten good at memorializing Joe Campos Torres.
—Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 5 May 2026
University officials, in April 2025, honored Richie at an event memorializing students and faculty members who had recently died.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
There’s a huge difference between memorializing a piece of pop culture and reanimating it.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
The killings prompted other Bay Area events honoring the victims, including solidarity bike rides in San Francisco and dozens of other cities Saturday memorializing Pretti, an avid cyclist, as well as a protest in San Francisco last Saturday and vigils on both sides of the bay last Sunday.
—Warren Pederson, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
Weeks of attention-seeking gestures — rapping about lean with EsDeeKid, referencing deep Kirk Franklin cuts with Druski, and memorializing moments in basketball history with Melo — broadcasted inner-city cool to people who aren’t often visited by someone with Oscar buzz.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Her statement provided no further detail about the day of the shooting and instead focused on memorializing her wife.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
No vacation to Florida is complete without memorializing it in a way that nods to the unique locale, brimming with aquatic wildlife from practically every coastal vantage point.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
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As professional dog trainers, both Loverseed and Smith said that portraits are a meaningful way to honor a pet, but memorializing them should be kept in perspective.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
All these years later, Houston has gotten good at memorializing Joe Campos Torres.
—Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 5 May 2026
University officials, in April 2025, honored Richie at an event memorializing students and faculty members who had recently died.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
There’s a huge difference between memorializing a piece of pop culture and reanimating it.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
The killings prompted other Bay Area events honoring the victims, including solidarity bike rides in San Francisco and dozens of other cities Saturday memorializing Pretti, an avid cyclist, as well as a protest in San Francisco last Saturday and vigils on both sides of the bay last Sunday.
—Warren Pederson, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
Weeks of attention-seeking gestures — rapping about lean with EsDeeKid, referencing deep Kirk Franklin cuts with Druski, and memorializing moments in basketball history with Melo — broadcasted inner-city cool to people who aren’t often visited by someone with Oscar buzz.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Her statement provided no further detail about the day of the shooting and instead focused on memorializing her wife.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
No vacation to Florida is complete without memorializing it in a way that nods to the unique locale, brimming with aquatic wildlife from practically every coastal vantage point.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorializing
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The statue commemorating Chavez in Sacramento was immediately covered.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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The young Khomeini, who doesn’t hold a government position, spoke at the main ceremony commemorating his great grandfather’s death 37 years ago.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The President is also slated to appear on a number of coins, including a commemorative 24-karat gold coin and a $1 coin that will reportedly circulate as currency.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
29 May 2026
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In 1926, the nation’s 150th anniversary, then-President Calvin Coolidge appeared on a commemorative half-dollar coin that was official legal tender.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Last month, senior Moscow officials attended the inauguration of a war memorial complex in Pyongyang, where soldiers fighting for Russia were honored and a message from Putin was read aloud.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Congress has not authorized construction of a memorial arch on the federal land managed by the National Park Service, which Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, says is a first step required by statute before the government can move forward with construction.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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“Memorializing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorializing. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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