as in to commemorate
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 memorialize
Those prehistoric creatures who met their end around 65 million years ago are currently being memorialized online by dino-heads who mourn their mass extinction.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Lisa Reinertson, the artist behind the monument, said Sacramento must weigh carefully its next steps while preserving the history of farmworkers memorialized in her work.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The allegations against Chavez rocked Southern California, where his legacy has been extensively memorialized with murals and statues, on government buildings and in the names of parks and schools.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Son of man being memorialized was also shot in both hands and is recovering.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Lisa Reinertson, the artist behind the monument, said Sacramento must weigh carefully its next steps while preserving the history of farmworkers memorialized in her work.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
The allegations against Chavez rocked Southern California, where his legacy has been extensively memorialized with murals and statues, on government buildings and in the names of parks and schools.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Son of man being memorialized was also shot in both hands and is recovering.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialize
commemorate
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The American Federation of Labor chose the date to commemorate the general strike for an eight-hour work day that began on May 1, 1886.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the site of the national memorial in New York commemorating the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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