as in commemorating
to give eternal or lasting existence to
we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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Recent Examples of perpetuating
Jen Lumanlan, founder of the Your Parenting Mojo podcast, finds that there's still very little understanding among many people—including parents—that our daily actions may contribute to perpetuating systemic racism.
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Christine Michel Carter, Parents, 17 Jan. 2026
But that argument risks perpetuating a bloody dictatorship and scaring off foreign investors.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
So in response to calls to fix the issue — which grew louder in 2020 and 2021 as medicine reckoned with its history of perpetuating racial inequities — the FDA funded a study to generate prospective data in the clinic quantifying the bias.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
The backlash was swift as many listeners accused the podcasters of perpetuating racist and misogynistic views.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
Anything short of matching the men’s league dollar-for-dollar risks perpetuating a system that undervalues women’s contributions to basketball.
—Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
In October, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won a highly dubious 98% of the presidential vote, perpetuating the ruling party’s grip on power to 60 years.
—Yonatan Morse, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Diet culture has also had a heavy hand in perpetuating the idea that the veggie is a low- or no-calorie food.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025
In February 2024, representing a group of six Morrow County residents, Berman filed a federal suit against the Port of Morrow, Lamb Weston, and three other large agriculture operators for their role in causing and perpetuating the region’s water crisis.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Christine Michel Carter, Parents, 17 Jan. 2026
But that argument risks perpetuating a bloody dictatorship and scaring off foreign investors.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
So in response to calls to fix the issue — which grew louder in 2020 and 2021 as medicine reckoned with its history of perpetuating racial inequities — the FDA funded a study to generate prospective data in the clinic quantifying the bias.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
The backlash was swift as many listeners accused the podcasters of perpetuating racist and misogynistic views.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
Anything short of matching the men’s league dollar-for-dollar risks perpetuating a system that undervalues women’s contributions to basketball.
—Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
In October, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won a highly dubious 98% of the presidential vote, perpetuating the ruling party’s grip on power to 60 years.
—Yonatan Morse, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Diet culture has also had a heavy hand in perpetuating the idea that the veggie is a low- or no-calorie food.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025
In February 2024, representing a group of six Morrow County residents, Berman filed a federal suit against the Port of Morrow, Lamb Weston, and three other large agriculture operators for their role in causing and perpetuating the region’s water crisis.
—Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuating
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Last Friday, Venezuela observed a national holiday commemorating the fall of a military dictatorship that ruled the country until 1958.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Queen Camilla wore a 129-year-old brooch from Queen Victoria’s collection to an event commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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She was also spotted alongside friends and family celebrating Skenes winning the award during the selection show after the 2025 season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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But the Icelandic jazz-pop hybrid had more on her mind than just celebrating.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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The San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys legend actually got a chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy a sixth time Tuesday, as the NFL tabbed him to unveil it at the Super Bowl LX fan experience as part of honoring a longtime FedEx employee.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Artworks by Dara Birnbaum and Elaine Sturtevant flank the building’s entrance, honoring the theater’s origins as a women’s civic center.—
Will Fenstermaker,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Astrophotographers may also want to read our guide to photographing the moon, along with our picks of the best lenses for immortalizing the post-sunset realm.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Perpetuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuating. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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