as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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Recent Examples of perpetuate
While Hamas’ useful idiots here in the United States and elsewhere have parroted anti-Israel propaganda while ignoring the crimes of Hamas, the Palestinian people have suffered the consequences of Hamas’ insistence on perpetuating the war.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Since 9/11, we’ve been depicted as terrorists, the image perpetuated by shows like 24 and Homeland.
—Deena Elgenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Even if your beat wasn’t geopolitics or the economic structure behind deep-sea tourism, you were supposed to drop everything and help perpetuate the flood, or find a way to work it into your coverage, however contrived.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
Boys report witnessing, experiencing, and sometimes perpetuating troubling behavior including bullying, harassment, and discriminatory language.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Since 9/11, we’ve been depicted as terrorists, the image perpetuated by shows like 24 and Homeland.
—Deena Elgenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Even if your beat wasn’t geopolitics or the economic structure behind deep-sea tourism, you were supposed to drop everything and help perpetuate the flood, or find a way to work it into your coverage, however contrived.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
Boys report witnessing, experiencing, and sometimes perpetuating troubling behavior including bullying, harassment, and discriminatory language.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
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By all means, this committee should aim to commemorate the freeing of slaves, Moore acknowledged, once the nationalists had taken over in earnest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Elon Musk and SpaceX are commemorating a major milestone in the commercial spaceflight company's satellite internet service, known as Starlink.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Odysseus, the Ithacan warrior who is as celebrated for craftiness as Achilles is for brute strength, devises a clever ruse in which the Greeks place a giant wooden horse outside Troy’s walls and pretend to sail away.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Venezuelan American star has been celebrating the release of her debut album Bendito Verano, which came out last week and features collaborations with Young Miko, Justin Quiles, and Eladio Carrion.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists in Turkey recently uncovered over 60 ancient tombs in Colossae, a biblical city immortalized in the New Testament.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gardner, whom artist John Singer Sargent immortalized in a portrait, was high-low in her tastes, having served Champagne and donuts at her museum’s 1903 opening following a BSO performance.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Both reflect and honor the evolving identity of the position, just in different ways.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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If substantiated, Russia's use of a maritime disaster site for clandestine military purposes represents both a security threat and a sensitive violation of an international agreement aimed at honoring the victims.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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