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commemorate

[kuh-mem-uh-reyt] / kəˈmɛm əˌreɪt /


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Commissioner Bob Crawford hand-delivered a 10-carton shipment to commemorate the event.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The speech was supposed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which the nation will be celebrating this summer.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of remarks Justice Clarence Thomas delivered Wednesday at the University of Texas, Austin, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence:

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The gold coin was never in general circulation, with fewer than 300 produced in 1839 to commemorate the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

These may commemorate victories in Monte Alban’s grinding battle for supremacy with its local rival, San Martin Tilcajete, in the southern arm of the Central Valley.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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