- past tense form of commemorate.
- past participle of commemorate.
commemorated
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The United States commemorated the 25th anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001 attacks Friday with a poignant ceremony in New York marked by President Donald Trump's absence and searing criticism from victims' relatives.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hong Kong, once a refuge for those fleeing China post 1989, commemorated the killings every year with a vigil.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Several batters later, however, Yan commemorated his second major league strikeout similarly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Pamela Warner commemorated the anniversary of her son’s death on Tuesday, sharing photos from their past on the Instagram page dedicated to her son’s memory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
That second, stable school year was one of the things Our World commemorated when it came out in June of 1944.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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