perpetuated

past tense of perpetuate

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Recent Examples of perpetuated The complaint also alleges that the companies failed to adopt alternative designs and perpetuated the misconception that plastic filters are biodegradable or can be disposed of in public without significant consequence. Reeti Malhotra july 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 Wilde noted how Musk has perpetuated some of incel culture’s more disturbing ideology, particularly the belief that men are more powerful than nature. Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 July 2026 The continuity of subject and species across the two projects speaks to the centrality of birds in American iconography—the Bald Eagle, for example, or the 50 state birds—which predates but was perpetuated by Audubon’s work. Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026 But the spirit in which the challenge was launched was admirable and rooted in the fierce competitiveness that both made the SWC fun and perpetuated its demise. Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Many organizations grapple with widespread inefficient meetings and poor time management, often perpetuated by leaders. Shani Harmon, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Luddites revolted against the loom in the 1830s, while newspapers perpetuated the drama. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 27 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 Some of it is made up, sure, and perpetuated by those of us keeping the rivalry alive. Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuated
Verb
  • The following year, Garner commemorated their third anniversary with her own Instagram tribute featuring a photo from their wedding day, though that post has since been deleted.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Martelly’s return to Haiti coincidentally came on the same day that another former Haitian president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, commemorated a birthday.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • This was not an average Independence Day, as the nation celebrated its milestone two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The summer after the country celebrated its 200th birthday, David Hearn paddled a canoe nicknamed the Queen Mary around the Reflecting Pool as part of an event intended to draw attention to a sport that would later lead him to Olympic glory.
    Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • It’s been almost four decades since John McClane was immortalized in film history.
    Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • His historic run will also be immortalized in Cooperstown, New York at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Home growers were honored at the Golden Bear Awards for the first time ever on Saturday, after four years of only brands being allowed to enter their products.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026
  • Sinon also told Odysseus the fallen Ithacan soldiers were unable to rest because they weren’t honored with proper Greek warrior funeral rites.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

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“Perpetuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuated. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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