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
An Arizona woman is headed to prison for nearly a decade after perpetuating a fraudulent foreign worker scam that benefited the North Korean government.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
To Okolo at the Brookings Institution, the battle over whether chatbots perpetuate left- or right-leaning views is overshadowed by another fight over the acceptance of provable facts.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 July 2025
The courses taught me how the brain works with addiction and the mental health challenges that perpetuate this disease.
—Tommie Trevino, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
This illusion of rarity perpetuates a deadly inaction that extends to all brain diseases.
—Shahriar Minokadeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
To Okolo at the Brookings Institution, the battle over whether chatbots perpetuate left- or right-leaning views is overshadowed by another fight over the acceptance of provable facts.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 July 2025
The courses taught me how the brain works with addiction and the mental health challenges that perpetuate this disease.
—Tommie Trevino, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
This illusion of rarity perpetuates a deadly inaction that extends to all brain diseases.
—Shahriar Minokadeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
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The Air Force base and the airport's original name commemorated Charles Linton Williams, an Arizona native who was a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Beckham commemorates their one-year anniversary by sharing a portrait of them nestled in a bathtub together.—
Hanna Lustig,
Glamour,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates holding the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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For this month’s 20th anniversary of Dog Day, suggestions on how to celebrate including taking your dog for a walk, adopting a dog or donating blankets, food or funds to a local rescue center.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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One of the largest Nazi projects still standing, the sprawling, colosseum-style compound was immortalized in Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda films.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Yeah Yeahs led the city’s post-punk revival scene, which was immortalized in Lizzy Goodman’s 2017 book Meet Me in the Bathroom.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Many visitors also head down the block to see the Woody Guthrie Center, a museum honoring Dylan’s hero Woody Guthrie.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other events include a Zapp Band concert honoring Bootsy Collins, a Lord Huron concert, and the Women Who Drum Festival. Summer 2025 is still chugging along, and there are several major opportunities to enjoy live entertainment this weekend.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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