as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
a stamp was issued as a commemorative of the event
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Free to Healthy Start participants, the app provides accessible pregnancy and infant health education, program updates, appointment reminders, and links to local and national resources.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Nagging reminders of a season lost.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The tribute was read aloud at a club meeting that fall, and then some unknown club member filed away the typewritten pages—preserving them in what would become a century-spanning collection of approximately 150 memorials to members of the Ladies Literary Club.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2026
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Zoie has also been mentioned in memorials for her grandfather.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of local artisans and community groups set up booths for people to explore and buy souvenirs from the event.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
3 May 2026
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Some moms collect souvenirs while others collect boarding passes.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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The central stupa also houses various sacred relics, including tooth relics of the Buddha obtained from Sri Lanka.—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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Investigations into the small plot of land began in February, after preliminary test digs indicated promising archaeological relics in the area.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Commemoratives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemoratives. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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