as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line
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Recent Examples of immortalize
Sabathia won’t be the only ex-Yankee immortalized in Cooperstown this summer, though Ichiro Suzuki will obviously wear a Mariners cap on his plaque after receiving all but one BBWAA vote.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
This cultural fascination with women’s hair spans centuries and continents, immortalized in every form of art—like Edgar Degas’ Woman Combing Her Hair or Pablo Picasso’s Woman with Yellow Hair.
—Eva Crouse, Flow Space, 31 Jan. 2025
Their priority to save lives has immortalized their names in history.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
An exhibition at the Red Eight Gallery in London is immortalizing the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time through portraits that can blink, breathe and rattle off soliloquies.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2025
This cultural fascination with women’s hair spans centuries and continents, immortalized in every form of art—like Edgar Degas’ Woman Combing Her Hair or Pablo Picasso’s Woman with Yellow Hair.
—Eva Crouse, Flow Space, 31 Jan. 2025
Their priority to save lives has immortalized their names in history.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
An exhibition at the Red Eight Gallery in London is immortalizing the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time through portraits that can blink, breathe and rattle off soliloquies.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Bronx native grew up rooting for the Yankees and was even able to throw out the first pitch at a game at Yankee Stadium in 2018 to commemorate his company’s 50th anniversary.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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Earlier on Tuesday, Dončić debuted a new ad with Jumpman to commemorate his new team.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Michael Buckner—Penske Media/Getty Images Adrien Brody and Halle Berry reenact their notorious Oscars kiss At the 2003 Oscars, Adrien Brody controversially celebrated his Best Actor win for The Pianist by planting a surprise smooch on presenter Halle Berry onstage.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
2 Mar. 2025
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Factorial celebrated a significant accomplishment in December last year when its Solstice all-solid-state battery cells reached a 40-Ah capacity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Mar. 2025
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Riley, however, continued to perpetuate her lies, even as the investigation continued.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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This silence perpetuates burnout, as employees feel unsupported and yet unable to seek help.—
Maren Perry,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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