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to give eternal or lasting existence to
- we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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It’s one thing to commit a crime; it’s another to keep doing it.
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of perpetuate was in 1530
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