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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On Friday, residents can commemorate him at the 20th annual Reclaim The Dream Candlelight Memorial and Gospel Concert.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
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The new building was designed to commemorate the legacy of Adolf Muhr, the villa’s first owner and the original author of its story.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The 34-year-old World Cup winner celebrates the birthdays of his three children on the same day, April 8 – and none of them were born in the same year.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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As for Roan, she's been a vocal supporter of drag throughout the years, even featuring queens as her concert openers to celebrate the art form when drag bans and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is at its height.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The few projects that do apply computer vision to studying works of art seem to exist only to justify funding, which then perpetuates the rhetoric of machine learning’s promise.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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If the secret of life is knowing when to stop, then perhaps that moment wasn’t Rick’s decision not to perpetuate Jim’s violence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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The legendary basketball player’s legacy will be immortalized as the first male athlete with an official Ken doll made in his likeness, which is set to release this month.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Carpenter joining Fortnite means she’ll be immortalized as a cartoony caricature usable across all the game’s new modes.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Eternalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eternalize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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