as in commemorates
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 memorializes
Derrick Turnbow, whom the street sign now memorializes, was shot there in 1990.
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Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Danez Smith memorializes Renee Nicole Good, poet, mother, and neighbor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
The dramatic imagery memorializes the successful sendoff for Starship V2, which now cedes the spotlight to its even bigger successors.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
Danez Smith memorializes Renee Nicole Good, poet, mother, and neighbor.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The ever-growing urgency of the climate crisis yields a slow, sensory cinematic experience as Swiss artist Ludwig Berger memorializes the Morteratsch Glacier through recording the sound of it melting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
The dramatic imagery memorializes the successful sendoff for Starship V2, which now cedes the spotlight to its even bigger successors.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorializes
commemorates
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Crowds are expected to gather outside of the Colosseum for the Way of the Cross, which commemorates the final hours of Jesus’ life, from his death sentence to taking up the cross to his crucifixion, death and burial.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Way of the Cross commemorates the final hours of Jesus' life, from his death sentence to taking up the cross to his crucifixion, death and burial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Memorializes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorializes. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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