commemoration
noun
com·mem·o·ra·tion
kə-ˌme-mə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of commemorating
2
: something that commemorates
Examples of commemoration in a Sentence
Several well-known celebrities attended the commemoration.
Recent Examples on the Web
The agenda of the meeting included an item on marking Holocaust Remembrance Day and funding educational programs around this commemoration.
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Brie Stimson, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024
Trump has used the occasion of the public launch of his company to draw a comparison between his legal difficulties and the Christian commemoration of Holy Week, which ends Sunday with the celebration of Easter.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Discussions about memorializing these events began in 2017 during the 50th commemoration of the marches.
—Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
The campaign will also tie efforts to key moments in Black history, including the upcoming commemoration of Bloody Sunday, Juneteenth and the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
For the first time since that night 54 years ago, Mayfield and Cole are introduced to two members of Up With People who traveled to Oxford for the commemoration.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
MacArthur Cotton, a civil rights veteran who lives in Kosciusko, Mississippi, welcomes the commemorations.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Others, however, believe the popular New Orleans lore, which suggests that an elaborate cake was served with a bean or ring placed inside during the commemoration of the king's ball in colonial Louisiana.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
There are talks of a memorial, among other commemorations.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
Brie Stimson, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024
Trump has used the occasion of the public launch of his company to draw a comparison between his legal difficulties and the Christian commemoration of Holy Week, which ends Sunday with the celebration of Easter.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
Discussions about memorializing these events began in 2017 during the 50th commemoration of the marches.
—Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
The campaign will also tie efforts to key moments in Black history, including the upcoming commemoration of Bloody Sunday, Juneteenth and the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
For the first time since that night 54 years ago, Mayfield and Cole are introduced to two members of Up With People who traveled to Oxford for the commemoration.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
MacArthur Cotton, a civil rights veteran who lives in Kosciusko, Mississippi, welcomes the commemorations.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Others, however, believe the popular New Orleans lore, which suggests that an elaborate cake was served with a bean or ring placed inside during the commemoration of the king's ball in colonial Louisiana.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
There are talks of a memorial, among other commemorations.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
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commemoration
noun
com·mem·o·ra·tion
kə-ˌmem-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of commemorating
2
: a ceremony that commemorates
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