as in commemorative
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
a memorial plaque on the bridge for a diver who died in the line of duty
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as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
According to authorities, an unidentified individual who is believed to be part of a rival gang opened fire on a number of individuals who were outside a memorial gathering at a party venue on Main Street in Hartford on April 18, 2022.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 June 2025
But this graveyard of circuitry isn’t just a static memorial to past tech trends.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
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Adjective
In honor of the victims, Gov. Brad Little (R-ID) ordered the U.S. and Idaho flags to be lowered to half-staff in the state until the day after their memorial service, which has not yet been scheduled.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
According to authorities, an unidentified individual who is believed to be part of a rival gang opened fire on a number of individuals who were outside a memorial gathering at a party venue on Main Street in Hartford on April 18, 2022.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Noun
Houston, Texas, company takes human remains to space Celestis is a company based in Houston, Texas, specializing in transporting human remains to space for cosmic memorials.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 June 2025
But this graveyard of circuitry isn’t just a static memorial to past tech trends.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorial
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Shouldn’t Kellogg’s have commemorative boxes of Special K cereal with Clayton Kershaw on the front ready for sale in Los Angeles?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Though the commemorative month ends tomorrow, Cornbread’s History in a Box is available to purchase for yourself or for a group of friends throughout the year.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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That clip was a reminder of how big Sha Na Na were, for a time, part of a retro nostalgia movement that also included American Graffiti, Happy Days, and the original Grease stage show.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
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The song offers a skewering reminder of just some of the myriad of changes the country desperately needs.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
7 July 2025
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Even so, last year, the city of Hartford picked up the tab for $150,000 in maintenance that covered cutting down dead trees that posed a safety hazard; hauling away illegally dumped items and removing of overgrowth and mowing around hundreds of headstones and monuments.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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“Memorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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