as in commemorating
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
a memorializing book on the sinking of the Titanic
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as in celebrating
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 memorializing
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
As professional dog trainers, both Loverseed and Smith said that portraits are a meaningful way to honor a pet, but memorializing them should be kept in perspective.
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R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
All these years later, Houston has gotten good at memorializing Joe Campos Torres.
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Jhair Romero,
Houston Chronicle,
5 May 2026
University officials, in April 2025, honored Richie at an event memorializing students and faculty members who had recently died.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
There’s a huge difference between memorializing a piece of pop culture and reanimating it.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
The killings prompted other Bay Area events honoring the victims, including solidarity bike rides in San Francisco and dozens of other cities Saturday memorializing Pretti, an avid cyclist, as well as a protest in San Francisco last Saturday and vigils on both sides of the bay last Sunday.
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Warren Pederson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Feb. 2026
Weeks of attention-seeking gestures — rapping about lean with EsDeeKid, referencing deep Kirk Franklin cuts with Druski, and memorializing moments in basketball history with Melo — broadcasted inner-city cool to people who aren’t often visited by someone with Oscar buzz.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
Her statement provided no further detail about the day of the shooting and instead focused on memorializing her wife.
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Michael Biesecker,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Mangione no longer has to turn over those records and Judge Gregory Carro ruled court documents memorializing the defense legal strategy will no longer be unsealed.
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Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
As professional dog trainers, both Loverseed and Smith said that portraits are a meaningful way to honor a pet, but memorializing them should be kept in perspective.
—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
All these years later, Houston has gotten good at memorializing Joe Campos Torres.
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Jhair Romero,
Houston Chronicle,
5 May 2026
University officials, in April 2025, honored Richie at an event memorializing students and faculty members who had recently died.
—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
There’s a huge difference between memorializing a piece of pop culture and reanimating it.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
The killings prompted other Bay Area events honoring the victims, including solidarity bike rides in San Francisco and dozens of other cities Saturday memorializing Pretti, an avid cyclist, as well as a protest in San Francisco last Saturday and vigils on both sides of the bay last Sunday.
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Warren Pederson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Feb. 2026
Weeks of attention-seeking gestures — rapping about lean with EsDeeKid, referencing deep Kirk Franklin cuts with Druski, and memorializing moments in basketball history with Melo — broadcasted inner-city cool to people who aren’t often visited by someone with Oscar buzz.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2026
Her statement provided no further detail about the day of the shooting and instead focused on memorializing her wife.
—
Michael Biesecker,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorializing
Adjective
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But also, until Labor Day, the tea chain is serving a limited-time Blue Razzler Energy Refresher topped with vanilla cold foam and red, white, and blue sprinkles in a commemorative America’s 250th cup.
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Cunningham also ripped the league’s promotion of Clark, criticizing the WNBA for leaving Clark off a commemorative league graphic while including Cunningham herself.
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Dong had been locked up in China several times, including for his activities commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and past efforts to flee.
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The 68-year-old former police officer has been jailed repeatedly in China for commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown and failed escape attempts through Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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The memorial grounds offered the rabbi a new form of connection with her child.
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As a result, a memorial pavilion, where students can play soccer, has been installed in Blakeley’s school in her honor, and a butterfly climber has been constructed at a local Bellaire park.
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