as in to commemorate
to be a memorial of
at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott
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Recent Examples of memorialize
Both Minnesotans are memorialized by name in Springsteen’s new rock song, which describes the immigration crackdowns and the protests by those who live there.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Denver Public Library Walker has been memorialized by several public officials, as well.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Several signs memorialized Pretti, who grew up in Green Bay before starting his career as an ICU nurse at a Minnesota VA medical center.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Andrew Lee Photography The museum, which opened in September just before Lithuania’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, offers an intimate window into the kind of thriving town most famously memorialized in the movie Fiddler on the Roof.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Denver Public Library Walker has been memorialized by several public officials, as well.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Several signs memorialized Pretti, who grew up in Green Bay before starting his career as an ICU nurse at a Minnesota VA medical center.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Andrew Lee Photography The museum, which opened in September just before Lithuania’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, offers an intimate window into the kind of thriving town most famously memorialized in the movie Fiddler on the Roof.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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Parental Guidance Is Key—And Watch for Red Flags Ultimately, parents will want to help guide their teen at this time, since commemorating Valentine’s Day is new territory in their first relationship.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
11 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Tkachuk, star of the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, recently spoke for the team during a White House visit commemorating their title, their second in a row.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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