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
The park commemorates the battle of King’s Mountain, a significant victory in the revolutionary war, and offers a variety of outdoor activities and an obelisk monument, for those wishing to memorialize the revolutionary spirit.
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Eva Flowe
june 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Perhaps because his time in Kansas City was so brief, though, Delaney for a long time wasn’t memorialized visibly here.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The University of Indiana is paying a sculptor $195,000 to memorialize legendary Hoosiers basketball coach Bob Knight, according to public records seen by Sportico.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2026
Tafari Campbell, the White House sous chef who died of accidental drowning while paddle boarding near the Obamas' Martha's Vineyard home in 2023, is memorialized at the OPC with Tafari's Kitchen, the restaurant on campus.
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Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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Eva Flowe
june 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
Perhaps because his time in Kansas City was so brief, though, Delaney for a long time wasn’t memorialized visibly here.
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Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
The University of Indiana is paying a sculptor $195,000 to memorialize legendary Hoosiers basketball coach Bob Knight, according to public records seen by Sportico.
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Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2026
Tafari Campbell, the White House sous chef who died of accidental drowning while paddle boarding near the Obamas' Martha's Vineyard home in 2023, is memorialized at the OPC with Tafari's Kitchen, the restaurant on campus.
—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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The stage in question was newly erected on the White House lawn for the Freedom 250 celebration, planned to commemorate the semiquincentennial of America's founding.
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To commemorate America’s 250th birthday, the Social Security Administration will issue limited-edition Social Security cards to babies born from Thursday to the end of the year.
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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