as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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Recent Examples of perpetuate
Young people get blocked from leadership roles based on tenure rather than capability, which perpetuates the illusion that leadership roles should be reserved for middle-aged or older workers.
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Fassaert recalls how audience members told him about the way the film broaches his grandmother’s narcissism, a notion perpetuated for many years in his family.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The killing and execution of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the horrible lies perpetuated by this government are abhorrent.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Second, Carney invoked Vaclav Havel’s story of how communism perpetuated itself.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Fassaert recalls how audience members told him about the way the film broaches his grandmother’s narcissism, a notion perpetuated for many years in his family.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
The killing and execution of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the horrible lies perpetuated by this government are abhorrent.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Second, Carney invoked Vaclav Havel’s story of how communism perpetuated itself.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
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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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Van Der Beek recounted their first meeting in a 2020 Instagram post celebrating the couple’s 10th wedding anniversary.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Diaz suffered a major knee injury while celebrating a win during the 2023 tournament and missed the entire MLB season with the New York Mets.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sinclair has visited Hare Krishna temples, embedded among the followers of Ram Dass in Hawaii, and spent time with members of the Rajneesh movement, immortalized in the documentary series Wild Wild Country.—
Ezra Marcus,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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He is immortalized as Prince Hal in Shakespeare’s history plays.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Tickets for the original Orlando date will be honored for the new date.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Valentine's Day pagan connections Lupercalia was a debaucherous festival that celebrated the coming of spring that included animal sacrifices and drunken revelry to honor Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, and the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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