as in commemorated
to give eternal or lasting existence to
we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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Recent Examples of perpetuated
But the stigma perpetuated within their claim risks reversing progress on Autistic labor force participation and the willingness of society to shift towards more accessible institutions.
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Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The fairy tale illusion is perpetuated by Amal’s wardrobe, too.
—María Mérida, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
The rippling fallout of war on families has long been fertile ground for cinema — trauma is calcified while secrets from the past become myths, either perpetuated long enough to solidify into fact or exposed as falsehoods that cause entire identities to be questioned.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This myth is still perpetuated, but using two condoms at once can increase your risk of breakage and failure.
—Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Rendon also took a leading role in the state’s COVID response, which kept schools shut significantly longer than was appropriate and perpetuated depressingly-low student achievement.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Donalds perpetuated the myth that people are flocking to Florida because of the conservative philosophy of Republicans.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The fairy tale illusion is perpetuated by Amal’s wardrobe, too.
—María Mérida, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
The rippling fallout of war on families has long been fertile ground for cinema — trauma is calcified while secrets from the past become myths, either perpetuated long enough to solidify into fact or exposed as falsehoods that cause entire identities to be questioned.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This myth is still perpetuated, but using two condoms at once can increase your risk of breakage and failure.
—Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Rendon also took a leading role in the state’s COVID response, which kept schools shut significantly longer than was appropriate and perpetuated depressingly-low student achievement.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Donalds perpetuated the myth that people are flocking to Florida because of the conservative philosophy of Republicans.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuated
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China commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Wednesday, with Chinese President Xi Jinping hosting more than two dozen foreign leaders at a military parade.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Presciently, disturbingly, Chocobar’s murder occurred on October 12, a day commemorated in Argentina as the start of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Celebratory backslaps, encouraging bum-pats and the fall of opposition wickets celebrated en masse are often an indication of a team’s togetherness.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ron Paul, the former 12-term congressman from Texas and two-time candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, celebrated his 90th birthday last month.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That event, staged at The Oval cricket ground in South London, has been immortalized in a live recording.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's dysfunctional workplace stumble upon new subjects with the newsroom of The Truth Teller, a historic but dying Midwestern newspaper in Toledo, Ohio.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The following year, Jones was honored with the Tony Lifetime Achievement Award.—
Vandana Pawa,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bettencourt performed with Osbourne at the show, and his band Extreme honored him with a medley of his hits at a concert in Zürich last month.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Perpetuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuated. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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