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
Even Hauser can’t rescue this culturally insensitive, stereotype-perpetuating nonsense.
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The biggest issue is the promoters that, for lack of a better word, don’t really understand what their job is, who are perpetuating the issue by rewarding the young men and women that are going out of their way to do these crazy things – jumping off of balconies, crazy moves every match.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Being adopted by a white family, only to be shunned by the Native community, perpetuated his lifelong feeling of being an outsider.
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Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
In a more pointed, though less public, post to her private Instagram account, SZA specifically called out the producer and Major Lazer member Diplo for his role in perpetuating exploitation via AI.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
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Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The biggest issue is the promoters that, for lack of a better word, don’t really understand what their job is, who are perpetuating the issue by rewarding the young men and women that are going out of their way to do these crazy things – jumping off of balconies, crazy moves every match.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Being adopted by a white family, only to be shunned by the Native community, perpetuated his lifelong feeling of being an outsider.
—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
In a more pointed, though less public, post to her private Instagram account, SZA specifically called out the producer and Major Lazer member Diplo for his role in perpetuating exploitation via AI.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
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The celebration will include fireworks, military bands, flyovers, tributes to the Armed Services, and a speech by the president that the organization said would commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary and chart a course for America's next chapter.
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The blue-and-orange bins were put out last week by the New York City Department of Sanitation to commemorate the Knicks’ first NBA championship in more than 50 years.
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Moroccan supporters, who had arrived in force, marching toward the stadium amid pounding drums and chants, celebrated their team’s victory and advancement.
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Best Amazon Prime Day Travel Deals Vacation season is in full swing, and Amazon is celebrating with huge Prime Day deals on all sorts of travel essentials.
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The Little House on the Prairie Museum contains a cabin like the home Wilder immortalized.
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Perhaps the cleanest rebuke of noisy nativism would be for England to win, and, if Tuchel can take that final step that eluded Southgate, he’ll be immortalized, too—perhaps in a prestige miniseries of his own, and a more straightforwardly triumphal one at that.
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While June 27 was a day to honor and celebrate Wiley, Turner said June 28 marked the beginning of the fight for answers and accountability.
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The 83-year-old singer and songwriter has been honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's National Patriot Award and has entertained troops on more than 30 United Service Organizations (USO) tours, according to Soldier Valley Spirits.
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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