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as in to bless
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony
let's commemorate Martin Luther King Day with readings of some of Dr. King's speeches
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Recent Examples of commemorate
To commemorate the artist and to coincide with the Jubilee Year celebrations in Rome, the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica in conjunction with the Galleria Borghese will be hosting a major Caravaggio exhibit from March 7—July 6, 2025, at the Palazzo Barberini.
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Following the devastating news of Flack’s passing, a number of celebrities took to social media to commemorate the superstar.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
All Oscar nominees are afforded a ticket to the ceremony, so there was little reason to doubt that the Emilia Pérez star would show, to commemorate a historic nomination.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: Ukrainian-Americans and their allies will gather at the Wrigley Building at 4pm Saturday and march to the Water Tower to commemorate the third anniversary of Russia's invasion.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Following the devastating news of Flack’s passing, a number of celebrities took to social media to commemorate the superstar.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
All Oscar nominees are afforded a ticket to the ceremony, so there was little reason to doubt that the Emilia Pérez star would show, to commemorate a historic nomination.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Driving the news: Ukrainian-Americans and their allies will gather at the Wrigley Building at 4pm Saturday and march to the Water Tower to commemorate the third anniversary of Russia's invasion.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commemorate
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Set collective benchmarks, whether improving efficiency or patient outcomes, and celebrate those achievements together.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Since then, May 3, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Each of the piece’s four panels memorializes an aspect of the African American story, visually narrating the journey of Black people from Africa to enslavement to the Harlem Renaissance.—
Shantay Robinson,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Presented by Film Independent, the 40th Indie Spirit Awards memorialized the first year since the hosting nonprofit lost its late president Josh Welsh in December.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of firefighters and police officers from across York County honored Duarte Saturday night.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Former Saturday Night Live cast member Aidy Bryant hosted the ceremony for the second year in a row out of Santa Monica, Calif., honoring some of the best of 2024 in film and television.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Their daughter Haley was only 7 at the time, but remembers her mother fondly.—
Sean Keane,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Not only with the union, but with many beyond the company’s workers – including its retirees and a much larger number of voters spread across the industrial Midwest who remember the company’s former might, when their fathers, grandfathers or even great-grandfathers worked there.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Commemorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemorate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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