as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line
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Recent Examples of immortalize
Madame Tussauds’ Hot 100 List In February 2025, Jimin’s global star power was immortalized with his inclusion on the Madame Tussauds Hot 100 list, marking him as one of the world’s most influential entertainers, spanning talent in acting, music, fashion, sports, and culture worldwide.
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Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The iconic image, taken in 1986 at Serra Pelada, one of the world's largest open-pit gold mines that operated from 1980 to 1992, immortalizes both the desperation of men driven by poverty and the staggering environmental cost of their pursuit.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Everything points toward the inevitable smackdown between Andy and Discord — not to mention between Theron, whose fight skills have been on display not just in The Old Guard, but also in Mad Max: Fury Road and Atomic Blonde, and Thurman, immortalized as Black Mamba in the Kill Bill movies.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
Streep immortalized the role, loosely inspired by Vogue magazine’s Anna Wintour, in the 2006 blockbuster.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The iconic image, taken in 1986 at Serra Pelada, one of the world's largest open-pit gold mines that operated from 1980 to 1992, immortalizes both the desperation of men driven by poverty and the staggering environmental cost of their pursuit.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Everything points toward the inevitable smackdown between Andy and Discord — not to mention between Theron, whose fight skills have been on display not just in The Old Guard, but also in Mad Max: Fury Road and Atomic Blonde, and Thurman, immortalized as Black Mamba in the Kill Bill movies.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
Streep immortalized the role, loosely inspired by Vogue magazine’s Anna Wintour, in the 2006 blockbuster.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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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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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
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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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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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