perpetuates

present tense third-person singular of perpetuate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of perpetuates An endowed foundation perpetuates the healthcare mission by making grants focused on health equity and social determinants of health. — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 And with the Plains already suffering from extreme drought, El Niño perpetuates those conditions. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026 Keeping Americans in the darkness about the parts of our history that include systemic racism not only perpetuates ignorance, but is a moral failure. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 And the absence of local training programs perpetuates the cycle. — Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, STAT, 19 June 2026 Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026 Some also feel Sharon’s harsh tone only perpetuates the shame Black women already feel about this issue. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026 This perpetuates the deceptive claims and sneaky marketing tactics employed by manufacturers, such as the promise of losing a lot of weight in an impossibly short time frame. — Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026 That silence perpetuates the problem. — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuates
Verb
  • On Dohany Street, not far from the restaurant, is the Budapest Ghetto Memorial Wall, which commemorates the lives of the hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews who died in the Holocaust.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This most unusual Miami Dolphins season in memory — one full of promise and dread — kicks off Sunday at the Las Vegas Raiders as the NFL commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Step Up is an organization that celebrates and supports teenage girls and young women in their respective endeavors and pursuit of their personal and career goals through mentorship.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Themed milk shakes, cocktails and popcorn — in a premium new collectible Gazebo popcorn bucket that celebrates the heart of Stars Hollow’s town square — will be available for fans to purchase.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The film, directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, immortalizes the cross-generational celebration of last summer while also digging deep into the brothers’ newfound admiration for each other.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
  • One mural in a Kyiv park immortalizes a Jack Russell terrier named Patrone who is renowned for assisting mine-clearing teams in the northern Chernihiv district and became a mascot for Ukraine’s emergency services.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Perpetuates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuates. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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