as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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If these data are used for AI to extrapolate findings, scientists may instead compound and perpetuate biases and introduce misinformation, which could exacerbate treatment gaps among groups — as well as genders and life stages.
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William Mullane, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
This disparity underscores a troubling reality: Hamas’ focus is not on the well-being of its people but rather on perpetuating conflict with Israel.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
Read: Hollywood doesn’t know what to do with Angelina Jolie
Still, as much as these characters may perpetuate their own pain, the movies aren’t seeking to condemn their choices.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
But California continues to perpetuate migration by closing the housing centers every year.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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William Mullane, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
This disparity underscores a troubling reality: Hamas’ focus is not on the well-being of its people but rather on perpetuating conflict with Israel.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
Read: Hollywood doesn’t know what to do with Angelina Jolie
Still, as much as these characters may perpetuate their own pain, the movies aren’t seeking to condemn their choices.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
But California continues to perpetuate migration by closing the housing centers every year.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
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Astley and Gallagher were among the English musicians who played a benefit show commemorating the reopening of Manchester Arena in 2017.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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To commemorate the milestone, Marcus and Kiyomi shared photos from the day on Instagram.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Gibson, then 23, watched online as her friends celebrated graduating from college, landing their first corporate jobs and moving to new cities.—
Morgan Smith,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson — one of the members of the ownership group — was seen celebrating and congratulating Zach Ertz and Terry McLaurin just outside of the Commanders locker room after the win.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The narrative is interspersed with home movies shot on a 8 mm camera, immortalizing candid instances of leisure and love, the ones that truly matter.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Driving the news: The organization named Tranquility Base, in particular, as a trove of historic artifacts immortalizing the first time humans walked on the Moon that must be protected.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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The question should be whether a mayor of New York honors his duty to protect taxpayer funds, or looks for opportunities to bend them to his personal and political gain.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The city of Aurora will continue a four-decades-long tradition of honoring King’s life during the 40th annual MLK Ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday at East Aurora High School, 500 Tomcat Lane in Aurora.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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