commemorating

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retaining adj.
remembering n.

ADJECTIVE

retaining

Synonyms

STRONG

accommodating arresting cherishing confining embracing employing engaging having hiring holding keeping owning possessing preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

NOUN

remembering

Synonyms

STRONG

celebrating memorializing recollecting recollection reliving reminiscence reminiscing

WEAK

bringing back looking back thinking back thinking of

Antonyms

WEAK

forgetting overlooking

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commemorating

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

“So many of these murals are commemorating people and events that are culturally important to those specific areas,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Devoted Shia Muslims take pride in martyrdom, commemorating the Battle of Karbala in 680 where Hussein was killed by Umayyad caliph Yazid.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Finally, several months later, we received a card from Mr. Pirzada commemorating the Muslim New Year, along with a short letter.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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