as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition
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Recent Examples of perpetuate
Leaders play a crucial role in either perpetuating or breaking this cycle of toxic productivity.
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Jennifer Moss, Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2024
While votes were still being counted, Trump falsely claimed victory and alleged that his opponents were perpetuating fraud.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The same way that our culture has taught us to whisper about our periods and hide our tampons—despite the fact that our menstrual cycles perpetuate our species—new mothers are culturally guided to hide the more brutal details of childbirth.
—Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
Even worse, studies show that a lack of broadband can perpetuate the cycle of poverty.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Moss, Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2024
While votes were still being counted, Trump falsely claimed victory and alleged that his opponents were perpetuating fraud.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The same way that our culture has taught us to whisper about our periods and hide our tampons—despite the fact that our menstrual cycles perpetuate our species—new mothers are culturally guided to hide the more brutal details of childbirth.
—Krista Vernoff, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
Even worse, studies show that a lack of broadband can perpetuate the cycle of poverty.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for perpetuate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetuate
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President Macron will begin the festivities with a speech in the courtyard to commemorate the restoration success.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Today, for the 403rd time since the Pilgrims commemorated their survival of the first winter in Plymouth, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving.The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
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Teigen's No Occasion Required partnership celebrates cozy moments at home with family and friends.Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since then, candidates have forged a tradition of publicly acknowledging defeat and celebrating democracy in radio addresses, a recorded newsreel or on live television.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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The two met in 1968 as part of the same crowd of London’s bright young things and a lifelong friendship developed, with Hockney immortalizing Birtwell on canvas innumerable times throughout the intervening years.Emma Baxter-Wright, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Miami Heat held a ceremony outside their arena Sunday to inaugurate Wade as the first player immortalized with a statue.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
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Now, he’s honored by the Deloitte Cincinnati 100 with the Carl H. Lindner Award for Entrepreneurship and Civic Spirit.Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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This advanced privacy measure stops unauthorized data collection in its tracks, ensuring that your users' preferences are honored, even if your system isn’t perfect.Ian Cohen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetuate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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