as in commemorating
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
commemorative stamps for the stars of American popular music
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as in reminder
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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Recent Examples of commemorative
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump has also put his face on commemorative coins, valued at around $30 but sold for $100, Forbes reports.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Last week, Kluwe spoke out against a nod to the MAGA slogan popularized by President Donald Trump being featured on a commemorative plaque outside Huntington Beach Central Library.
—George Ramsay and Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Online retailer ClickBank disabled the sales, stating the products were meant for commemorative purposes only but had been deceptively marketed elsewhere.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
And, yet, no tangible commemorative nod to the past at Kaseya Center, save for the banner honoring the decades of service of initial franchise trainer Ron Culp.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Trump has also put his face on commemorative coins, valued at around $30 but sold for $100, Forbes reports.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Last week, Kluwe spoke out against a nod to the MAGA slogan popularized by President Donald Trump being featured on a commemorative plaque outside Huntington Beach Central Library.
—George Ramsay and Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Online retailer ClickBank disabled the sales, stating the products were meant for commemorative purposes only but had been deceptively marketed elsewhere.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commemorative
Noun
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Not only was that the natural way to tell the story from his perspective as a narrator, aware of the tragic events, but that was also a way to grab the audience’s attention, hence his decision as well to insert reminders of the tragedy through the voice over at various intervals.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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That Bronny James is one of the healthy ones, again, is a reminder of how much of his journey is already house money, the Lakers rookie surviving a cardiac arrest less than two years ago.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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His life and legacy were later celebrated in a memorial service in Miramar where the artists joined other Haitian artists on stage and sang in his honor.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Katniss Everdeen and her parents Katniss makes a brief appearance in the epilogue when the story flashes forward to post-rebellion society, where survivors of the war are collecting stories for a memorial book.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The items stolen included jewelry, firearms and some of ex-Zimbabwe Olympic swimmer Coventry's souvenirs from her career, as well as $15,000 in cash.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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The boy, who prosecutors said was dead for several hours before his mom called 911, was found in a hotel room bed, among Disneyland souvenirs and a kitchen knife purchased the day before it was found in the room, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Commemorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemorative. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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