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
It’s linked to a fear of losing people close to me, a fear that my mother also perpetuated, unintentionally.
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Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 2 July 2025
To rely on them to finance an affordable city risks merely perpetuating the problem, a lesson previous mayors learned too late.
—Daniel Wortel-London, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Instead of a fair-minded settlement of the dispute, the court has perpetuated an enterprise rife with hypocrisy and corruption, an outcome that avoids real consequences for the NCAA or a true reckoning with the past theft of services, or the future billions.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Lovato's approach aligns with movements like intuitive eating, which removes stigmas perpetuated by diet culture.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 2 July 2025
To rely on them to finance an affordable city risks merely perpetuating the problem, a lesson previous mayors learned too late.
—Daniel Wortel-London, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Instead of a fair-minded settlement of the dispute, the court has perpetuated an enterprise rife with hypocrisy and corruption, an outcome that avoids real consequences for the NCAA or a true reckoning with the past theft of services, or the future billions.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Lovato's approach aligns with movements like intuitive eating, which removes stigmas perpetuated by diet culture.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
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To commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the 1975 World Series, NESN put together a special retro broadcast for Tuesday’s game between the Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds designed to evoke the look and feel of that era.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th anniversary of the signing of federal legislation to create nine new federal wilderness areas in Arkansas.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 July 2025
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The pillar artwork features a waving Pope Leo XIV along with a picture from the TV broadcast of the future pope sitting with good Schmit and his grandson, Eddie. Members of the 2005 team are in Chicago this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the championship run.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The rapper was celebrating too — 25 years of making music.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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The rest of the country received a proper introduction in March, when hometown heroes become immortalized.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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Even without interpreters, walking in the actual places immortalized in textbooks or seen in documentaries can make history more tangible.—
Lisa Meyers McClintick,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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This conversation honors the deeply personal and generational journey of embracing natural beauty.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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Heat shooting coach Rob Fodor recently was honored by Hillsdale College with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Professional Athletics.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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