eternalize

as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to the monument was created to eternalize the service and sacrifice of the sons of the village who fought in the American Civil War

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Verb
  • The appeal of all things Whalers is going be commemorated at the 50th year anniversary celebration this weekend.
    Bill Field, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The marble structure commemorates the spot where hundreds of thousands of Jews were assembled before being deported to concentration camps in 1942 and 1943.
    Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 9 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
  • Miku's addition to Fortnite isn't surprising given that season 6 of the battle royale is celebrating Japanese culture and history.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Secondly, the industry has perpetuated a culture that values simplicity and tradition over modernization.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 7 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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  • 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
  • Aaliyah has been officially immortalized in a Barbie doll for what would’ve been her 46th birthday.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Eternalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternalize. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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