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
While Hamas’ useful idiots here in the United States and elsewhere have parroted anti-Israel propaganda while ignoring the crimes of Hamas, the Palestinian people have suffered the consequences of Hamas’ insistence on perpetuating the war.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Boys report witnessing, experiencing, and sometimes perpetuating troubling behavior including bullying, harassment, and discriminatory language.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Or, maybe someone who currently lives with you refuses to take ownership of perpetuating the mess downstairs.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Phillips believes the large gun-violence groups are more interested in raising money and perpetuating their existence than in solving problems.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Lessons to learn from Tuskegee Ladapo’s word choice also runs the risk of perpetuating the rightful mistrust that continues to exist in communities of color about vaccines and the American health system more broadly.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
When the area is surgically removed or biopsied, the infection spreads, perpetuating the disease.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Tools like sentiment analysis and toxicity detection models often exhibit biases toward people with disabilities, perpetuating harmful stereotypes embedded in training data as shown by research from Penn State.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
That's up to us to be honest about why that continues to happen and stop perpetuating that cycle of failure.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Boys report witnessing, experiencing, and sometimes perpetuating troubling behavior including bullying, harassment, and discriminatory language.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Or, maybe someone who currently lives with you refuses to take ownership of perpetuating the mess downstairs.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Phillips believes the large gun-violence groups are more interested in raising money and perpetuating their existence than in solving problems.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Lessons to learn from Tuskegee Ladapo’s word choice also runs the risk of perpetuating the rightful mistrust that continues to exist in communities of color about vaccines and the American health system more broadly.
—Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
When the area is surgically removed or biopsied, the infection spreads, perpetuating the disease.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Tools like sentiment analysis and toxicity detection models often exhibit biases toward people with disabilities, perpetuating harmful stereotypes embedded in training data as shown by research from Penn State.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
That's up to us to be honest about why that continues to happen and stop perpetuating that cycle of failure.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuating
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Since commemorating Kendall’s birthday, Hailey shared a sweet post to celebrate her husband’s four Grammy nominations.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The puck was returned to Ovechkin in time for locker room photos commemorating his achievement.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The air is thick with chants celebrating his milestone.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nebraska tied the game with an extra point after Missouri students rushed the field, celebrating an apparent victory.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Burghers with no family interest in the results were there just to see who had fallen into the bottom 10 percent—that was a bigger draw than honoring the top 5 percent, who would sit the following month for the provincial round.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The awards were given out across eleven categories, honoring the filmmakers whose work resonated most with this year’s festivalgoers.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Perpetuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuating. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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