MEMORIALIZES Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

memorializes

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present tense third-person singular of memorialize

as in commemorates

to be a memorial of at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott

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Recent Examples of memorializes Cosmic Symphony memorializes the instruments, honors their journeys, and affirms the resilience of the human spirit. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026 The dollhouse memorializes the salon hosted by Carrie and her younger sisters, painter Florine and writer Ettie, and visited by all the great avant-garde artists and thinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 The Wildland Firefighter Foundation maintains a monument in Boise, Idaho, as well as a Wall of Honor, which memorializes each of the fallen. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 Next, head south to Belmont Harbor and recently installed AIDS Garden Chicago, where a Keith Haring sculpture, Self-Portrait, memorializes those who have died from HIV. — Midwest Living, 12 June 2026 The project also memorializes the aspiring fashion designer and trans woman Dominique Rem'mie Fells who was murdered in Philly in 2020. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Furthermore, Smat says the book memorializes the tragedy, while also serving as a love letter to the city before and after the event. — Brayden Garcia may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026 Fredenhagen Park’s Exchange Club Memories Fountain, which memorializes and honors Naperville community members, is back on after a nearly five-year hiatus. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026 The contract spelled out that Grayson is an honorary member of the Falcons and also memorializes the team’s commitment to being a support system for Grayson. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

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Columbus Day commemorates a famous voyage across the Atlantic, but Americans don't have to travel nearly as far to discover some of the country's best pizza.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The tribute to the singer, who died a decade ago on Christmas, commemorates the upcoming 40th anniversary of his 1987 blockbuster debut solo album, Faith.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

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