perpetuated

past tense of perpetuate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of perpetuated The latter myth was perpetuated for centuries and was not firmly debunked until the 17th century. Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025 Since 9/11, we’ve been depicted as terrorists, the image perpetuated by shows like 24 and Homeland. Deena Elgenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 As Perez wrote, Musk’s free-speech absolutism was a fiction perpetuated by a pliant media. Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 Some plaintiffs and experts have said the chatbots perpetuated illusions, never flagged worrying language from a user or pointed the user to resources for help. Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 National conservatism is a rebellion against the natural course of human development as perpetuated by a growth in prosperity. Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuated
Verb
  • The event was commemorated in style, with a flotilla of yachts in the Arabian Sea, starting out from the historic monument, the Gateway of India.
    Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In 2000, World Soccer magazine commemorated the new century by interviewing FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Big Night Out Gala, held at the Beverly Hilton, celebrated 70 years of youth mentoring by one of the largest affiliates of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
    Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In May, Muniz celebrated wrapping the reboot after reprising the titular gifted child growing up with three brothers in a middle-class home.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Archaeologists in Turkey recently uncovered over 60 ancient tombs in Colossae, a biblical city immortalized in the New Testament.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Gardner, whom artist John Singer Sargent immortalized in a portrait, was high-low in her tastes, having served Champagne and donuts at her museum’s 1903 opening following a BSO performance.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Latin Music Week also coincides with the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, which will air on Thursday, October 23 on Telemundo and Peacock, where Bad Bunny will be honored with the Latin Artist of the 21st Century Award.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
  • We are honored to carry forward his name and his spirit.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Perpetuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuated. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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