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
Young people get blocked from leadership roles based on tenure rather than capability, which perpetuates the illusion that leadership roles should be reserved for middle-aged or older workers.
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Fassaert recalls how audience members told him about the way the film broaches his grandmother’s narcissism, a notion perpetuated for many years in his family.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The killing and execution of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the horrible lies perpetuated by this government are abhorrent.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Second, Carney invoked Vaclav Havel’s story of how communism perpetuated itself.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Fassaert recalls how audience members told him about the way the film broaches his grandmother’s narcissism, a notion perpetuated for many years in his family.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The killing and execution of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the horrible lies perpetuated by this government are abhorrent.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Second, Carney invoked Vaclav Havel’s story of how communism perpetuated itself.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
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Full House‘s Dave Coulier appeared on Good Morning America to commemorate World Cancer Day, and share the incredible news that his tongue cancer is in remission.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Heat also made the massive 2005 offseason deal with Memphis that delivered Antoine Walker, Jason Williams and James Posey, a deal that sparked the team’s run to the 2006 NBA title, a championship currently being commemorated by the Heat on its 20th anniversary.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Los Angeles Dodgers will accept an invitation to the White House for a ceremony to celebrate their 2025 World Series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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This was confirmed with a photo released to celebrate the Prince of Wales’ birthday that featured the puppies and mentioned them in the caption.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Feb. 2026
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Star first baseman Nick Kurtz, fresh off a unanimous American League Rookie of the Year award plus Silver Slugger honors, will be immortalized as a bobblehead given away April 17.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Another pivotal moment in time, immortalized in print.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The administration has accused the state of not honoring detainer requests from ICE, which Schnell has strongly denied in the past.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Berlanti and Jackson also spent time together at the Dawson’s Creek Class Reunion last September honoring fellow star James Van Der Beek.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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