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commemorate

verb as in honor, observe occasion

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When he was just 12, he began attending the park's massive vigils for the Tiananmen massacre - a taboo in mainland China, but commemorated openly in Hong Kong.

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He seemingly no longer denies his ties to Wagner and Prigozhin – his Telegram channel is full of posts commemorating the late oligarch and his mercenary group, and he even reposts Wagner’s recruitment information.

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The surrender of Imperial Japan on VJ Day, which brought the war to an end a few months later, is commemorated on 15 August.

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A blue plaque commemorating Hollywood icon Cary Grant is due to be unveiled in his home city.

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Speaking at an event to commemorate “Ukrainian revolutions,” Mr. Zelensky said, “Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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