as in commemorating
to give eternal or lasting existence to
we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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Recent Examples of perpetuating
Tools like sentiment analysis and toxicity detection models often exhibit biases toward people with disabilities, perpetuating harmful stereotypes embedded in training data as shown by research from Penn State.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
That's up to us to be honest about why that continues to happen and stop perpetuating that cycle of failure.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Reservists accused the government - the most far-right administration in Israel's history -- of perpetuating the war for political reasons.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
In the years since, like many of his Chi Alpha brothers, Cleveland has grappled with his role in perpetuating a system that also victimized him.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
The connections between clusters of neurons simultaneously active during an experience strengthen into networks that remain active even after the experience has passed, perpetuating it as a memory.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Following an update last week, the chatbot began making broad generalizations about people with Jewish last names and perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes about Hollywood.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 10 July 2025
The media has the power to propel the propaganda and are playing an active role in perpetuating misinformation.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Mace has framed her anti-trans rhetoric as an effort to protect women and children, though her opponents accuse her of stoking division and perpetuating harmful myths about the transgender community.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
That's up to us to be honest about why that continues to happen and stop perpetuating that cycle of failure.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Reservists accused the government - the most far-right administration in Israel's history -- of perpetuating the war for political reasons.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
In the years since, like many of his Chi Alpha brothers, Cleveland has grappled with his role in perpetuating a system that also victimized him.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
The connections between clusters of neurons simultaneously active during an experience strengthen into networks that remain active even after the experience has passed, perpetuating it as a memory.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Following an update last week, the chatbot began making broad generalizations about people with Jewish last names and perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes about Hollywood.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 10 July 2025
The media has the power to propel the propaganda and are playing an active role in perpetuating misinformation.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Mace has framed her anti-trans rhetoric as an effort to protect women and children, though her opponents accuse her of stoking division and perpetuating harmful myths about the transgender community.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuating
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On June 1, commemorating one year since his unconstitutional reelection, Bukele appeared on national television from the National Theater, surrounded by his deputies, his loyal magistrates and prosecutor, and many soldiers.—
Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez,
The Dial,
16 Sep. 2025
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The September Nintendo Direct kicked off with 20 minutes of Mario celebration, commemorating the 40th anniversary of everyone's favorite video game plumber.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hicks recalls celebrating his life’s best moments — family cookouts, fundraisers, barbecues — at the community church in West Park, a small city west of Hollywood.—
Lauren Costantino
September 20,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Bryan’s mission is to create an experience for his fans by celebrating both music and farming.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Golden Eve will feature in-depth interviews and career retrospectives for the recipients of the two special awards, honoring people from the movie (DeMille) and TV (Burnett) business who have made lasting contributions on and off screen.—
THR Staff,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Sinclair Broadcast Group announced plans to air a remembrance special honoring Kirk on all Sinclair stations Friday.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Perpetuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuating. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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