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commemorate

[kuh-mem-uh-rayt] / kΙ™ΛˆmΙ›m Ι™ΛŒreΙͺt /


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As the 60th anniversary of the disaster approaches, Williams will be honoured with a purple plaque, external to commemorate her courage.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

To commemorate the anniversary, such as it is, “My Aim Is True” features a fully remastered edition of the album.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

The announcement was made to commemorate “Give Like Dolly Day,” established by the Dollywood Foundation and also observed on Friday in Parton’s honor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Some commentaries noted it was less about substance than ceremony and symbolism, but what did it commemorate or symbolize?

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Every year he gets an extra one to commemorate surviving another year as my father.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

They also laid flowers and left candles on the star in the heart of Hollywood that commemorates her decades-long career.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

It commemorates the day—June 19, 1865—when news of emancipation reached people in the deepest parts of the former Confederacy in Galveston, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — is marked on Friday this year, and there are many closures related to the holiday, including financial markets.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

It is definitely commendable that the Dodgers “museum” commemorates Glenn Burke and Billy Bean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

It’s a fine poem but a deceitful one: We do indeed remember Shakespeare’s powerful rhyme, but what do we remember about the person it commemorates?

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

Several batters later, however, Yan commemorated his second major league strikeout similarly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Patni commemorated Akash with a framed photograph and a life-size cutout, decorated with flowers and surrounded by scattered rose petals and lit lamps.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Lieutenant Samuel Frost, an Officer Commanding, said Freeman would be "sorely missed, rightfully commemorated, and never forgotten".

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Over the past 250 years, Americans have commemorated Independence Day with festivals, barbecues, music and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

No, it turned out that the street instead commemorated Hermann’s father, Heinrich Goering, founding Reichskommissar of the former German colony of South-West Africa, which became Namibia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

These amendments also authorized the creation of a plaque commemorating the 60th anniversary of the National Cultural Center Act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Now the arch, initially promoted as a monument commemorating America’s 250th anniversary, has undergone a similar transformation.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

A shield commemorating Sir David was installed in 2023 a couple of seats away from where he used to sit in the chamber.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

It was spent taking trade offers for players on their last-place team and commemorating the 40th anniversary of their 1986 World Series championship team — their last championship team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Upon landing, Columbus was to thrust his sword into the ground and claim the New World for Spain, while his men assumed positions that mimicked those depicted on a two-cent postage stamp commemorating Columbus’s discovery.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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