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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Zoom in: The state has been flying its flags at half-staff to honor the victims of the Bourbon Street attack and to memorialize former President Jimmy Carter, who died last month.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Like the flick of a light switch, upon his passing, Carter has been overwhelmingly memorialized for his accomplishments, inside the White House, and beyond.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Through the trees, at another camp, a cross made of sticks memorializes two murder victims in 2022: Marcia Boring, 52, and Eugene Shaw, 50.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Trump coined cryptocurrency before seeking to regulate industry Just days before returning to oversee the U.S. Mint, Trump coined his own cryptocurrency Jan. 17 memorializing his response to a July 2024 assassination attempt.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Like the flick of a light switch, upon his passing, Carter has been overwhelmingly memorialized for his accomplishments, inside the White House, and beyond.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Through the trees, at another camp, a cross made of sticks memorializes two murder victims in 2022: Marcia Boring, 52, and Eugene Shaw, 50.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
Trump coined cryptocurrency before seeking to regulate industry Just days before returning to oversee the U.S. Mint, Trump coined his own cryptocurrency Jan. 17 memorializing his response to a July 2024 assassination attempt.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Memorialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialize. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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