as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam
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Recent Examples of memorials
Sprawling memorials for Good have been erected near the spot where she was shot and around the wooden pole where her SUV crashed after she was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Artwork, poems, flowers and handwritten notes at the three memorials reveal how residents grieve, protest and demand accountability.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Hill attended both of the their memorials last year.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
Groschek said none of the American social media companies had responded to the memorials' letter, including Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Are there memorials to Donna Reed in Iowa?
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Another did the painstaking work to have four new Stolpersteine, or Stumbling Stone, memorials installed in Berlin to commemorate the Landsmann family.
—Chad Gibbs, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
While memorials created by community members will remain intact, the city said surrounding streets must stay clear to ensure emergency access.
—Anders Hagstrom , Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The next day, memorials of flowers and candles could be seen outside the charred building as residents and visitors mourned the tragedy.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Artwork, poems, flowers and handwritten notes at the three memorials reveal how residents grieve, protest and demand accountability.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Hill attended both of the their memorials last year.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
Groschek said none of the American social media companies had responded to the memorials' letter, including Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Are there memorials to Donna Reed in Iowa?
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Another did the painstaking work to have four new Stolpersteine, or Stumbling Stone, memorials installed in Berlin to commemorate the Landsmann family.
—Chad Gibbs, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
While memorials created by community members will remain intact, the city said surrounding streets must stay clear to ensure emergency access.
—Anders Hagstrom , Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The next day, memorials of flowers and candles could be seen outside the charred building as residents and visitors mourned the tragedy.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorials
reminders
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Yet painful reminders still linger on the rancher's land.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The blowout in Boulder plus the loss at Utah, the Utes’ only conference win, should serve as reminders that TCU doesn’t have the luxury to overlook any opponent.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Memorials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorials. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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