as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
a stamp was issued as a commemorative of the event
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Noun
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Free to Healthy Start participants, the app provides accessible pregnancy and infant health education, program updates, appointment reminders, and links to local and national resources.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Nagging reminders of a season lost.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The tribute was read aloud at a club meeting that fall, and then some unknown club member filed away the typewritten pages—preserving them in what would become a century-spanning collection of approximately 150 memorials to members of the Ladies Literary Club.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Apr. 2026
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Zoie has also been mentioned in memorials for her grandfather.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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From there, walk Nakamise Street for street snacks and souvenirs.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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The mint julep became the event’s official drink in 1939, when racetrack managers began selling the glasses the drinks were served in as souvenirs.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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The hotel is preserving relics from his time across the fort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Commemoratives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemoratives. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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