memorials

plural of memorial
as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam

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Recent Examples of memorials The arch’s sunset shadow would also, at times, fall across the memorials for veterans of the Vietnam and Korean wars. — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 That number lumps new deadbot platforms in with much more widely used and established grief tech, like online memorials, counseling resources, and estate planning tools. — Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026 Upkeep of national memorials should be an automatic government function without expectation of any compensation, monetary or in the form of adding one’s name to the building. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 These memorials often emphasize Catto because of his civil rights and voting rights advocacy. — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 When Martinez, who was widely considered an ambassador and pioneer of Garifuna music, died in March 2025, tribute concerts and music memorials abounded. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 The day is often marked by protests against memorials to Christopher Columbus, for environmental justice, for the return of Indigenous lands and in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The highway running parallel to Gaza, where militants gunned down people trying to flee, is dotted with memorials. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Jerusalem — Three years to the minute after the start of the deadliest single day in Israel’s history, the country marked the somber occasion with a series of ceremonies, memorials and protests at more than 400 locations. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorials
reminders
Noun
  • Following the Black Death in medieval Europe, memento mori, symbolic reminders of death’s inevitability, further ubiquitized skulls in art and architecture.
    — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Preparing reminders and follow-ups for the responsible people 4.
    — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Memorials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorials. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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