as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
the monument was created to eternalize the service and sacrifice of the sons of the village who fought in the American Civil War
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On July 19, the sovereign prince of Monaco, 67, stepped out at the Place du Palais for a community celebration commemorating the 20th anniversary of his royal reign.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 July 2025 -
Mentions of trans people were removed from the National Park Service website about the National Monument at Stonewall, commemorating the start of the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, an effort initially led in part by trans people.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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Bridgestone Retail Operations donated the van and $100,000 to celebrate Bridgestone's 10-year anniversary with Boys & Girls Clubs.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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Traverse City Food & Wine, which will celebrate the region's 50-plus wineries and the peak of Michigan's agriculture season, will take place Aug. 20-24 with a farm-to-table theme.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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This illusion of rarity perpetuates a deadly inaction that extends to all brain diseases.—
Shahriar Minokadeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The courses taught me how the brain works with addiction and the mental health challenges that perpetuate this disease.—
Tommie Trevino,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Now, they are immortalized in the name of Scott’s latest entrepreneurial venture, Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The loss will be felt deeply around Wrigley Field, where Sandberg’s No. 23 jersey is retired and his image is immortalized with a statue outside the legendary ballpark.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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“Eternalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternalize. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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