as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
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Crosses with messages, photos, flowers and other keepsakes still sit around the fountain at the town square.
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Marley Malenfant, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
Decorate the home with cherished objects, like pictures, photographs, or other keepsakes.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
The keepsake also includes past interviews with Sarah Ferguson and Prince Harry, who opened up about how the example of his late mother, Princess Diana, drives his work today.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
More than 150 years ago, the small town of Ionia, Michigan gave its word to care for a keepsake — a flag that was given by the women of the town to local soldiers marching off to fight in the Civil War.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
Decorate the home with cherished objects, like pictures, photographs, or other keepsakes.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
The keepsake also includes past interviews with Sarah Ferguson and Prince Harry, who opened up about how the example of his late mother, Princess Diana, drives his work today.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
More than 150 years ago, the small town of Ionia, Michigan gave its word to care for a keepsake — a flag that was given by the women of the town to local soldiers marching off to fight in the Civil War.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Keepsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsake. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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