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
The historic property was once home to eccentric heiress Rebekah Harkness, whom Swift immortalized in her 2020 track The Last Great American Dynasty.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 May 2025
For the quince photo shoot, they were immortalized by photographer Carlos Jaramillo at Huntington Park City Hall and styled by designer Hoza Rodriguez.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But what immortalized O'Quinn and the 2011-12 Spartans' men's basketball team in the hearts and minds of those affiliated with Norfolk State University, stretching from Hampton Roads to across the globe, is what happened when the regular season ended and the stakes elevated.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See the full image below: Hailing from The Office co-creator Greg Daniels and Michael Koman (Late Night With Conan O’Brien, Saturday Night Live), The Paper finds the same documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin Scranton searching for a new subject.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 12 May 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 May 2025
For the quince photo shoot, they were immortalized by photographer Carlos Jaramillo at Huntington Park City Hall and styled by designer Hoza Rodriguez.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
But what immortalized O'Quinn and the 2011-12 Spartans' men's basketball team in the hearts and minds of those affiliated with Norfolk State University, stretching from Hampton Roads to across the globe, is what happened when the regular season ended and the stakes elevated.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See the full image below: Hailing from The Office co-creator Greg Daniels and Michael Koman (Late Night With Conan O’Brien, Saturday Night Live), The Paper finds the same documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin Scranton searching for a new subject.
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalize
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None of the main four stars — Blake Lively, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel and Amber Tamblyn — commemorated the event on social media, despite being open about their bond, both on and offscreen, over the years.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Minerva was erected in 1920—by Charles M. Higgins, an Irish immigrant who manufactured a famous ink—to commemorate the hundred-and-forty-fourth anniversary of the Battle of Long Island.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated as being an American from Chicago.—
Rebecca R. Bibbs,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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While our differences are to be celebrated, humans are humans.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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On the one hand, uncertainty arguments on impacts are used by the fossil fuel industry to perpetuate the status quo around carbon emissions.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus called on Viacom, MTV's parent company, to pull the show off the air for perpetuating negative stereotypes of Italian Americans.—
Jenni Fink
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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