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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The initiative is part of the agency's broader mission to memorialize the experiences of enslaved people and their descendants.
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
In her home, Jenny has dedicated a room to memorialize her late son, with photos from his childhood and working in construction.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Rock star and singer-songwriter John Mellencamp is the latest Hoosier legend to be memorialized in bronze on Indiana University's flagship campus.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024
Outside Tender Mercies, a non-profit dedicated to providing housing and support services for homeless adults with histories of mental illness, at 27 W. 12th St. in Over-the-Rhine now sits a mural memorializing the former News 5 (WLWT-TV) anchor and Cincinnati mayor.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2024
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Karri Peifer, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
In her home, Jenny has dedicated a room to memorialize her late son, with photos from his childhood and working in construction.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Rock star and singer-songwriter John Mellencamp is the latest Hoosier legend to be memorialized in bronze on Indiana University's flagship campus.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024
Outside Tender Mercies, a non-profit dedicated to providing housing and support services for homeless adults with histories of mental illness, at 27 W. 12th St. in Over-the-Rhine now sits a mural memorializing the former News 5 (WLWT-TV) anchor and Cincinnati mayor.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2024
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