as in to commemorate
to give eternal or lasting existence to
immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line
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Recent Examples of immortalize
Now their jerseys are forever immortalized, together in rarified air.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
Now, the 10-time All-Star outfielder will be immortalized in Cooperstown when he is inducted into the Hall on July 27.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
This was supposed to be Miller’s latest time to shine, given his likeness was immortalized in a bobblehead handed out to the thousands of fans cramming into Spectrum Center for the Martin Luther King Day matinee.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
The narrative is interspersed with home movies shot on a 8 mm camera, immortalizing candid instances of leisure and love, the ones that truly matter.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
Now, the 10-time All-Star outfielder will be immortalized in Cooperstown when he is inducted into the Hall on July 27.
—John Perrotto, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
This was supposed to be Miller’s latest time to shine, given his likeness was immortalized in a bobblehead handed out to the thousands of fans cramming into Spectrum Center for the Martin Luther King Day matinee.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Jan. 2025
The narrative is interspersed with home movies shot on a 8 mm camera, immortalizing candid instances of leisure and love, the ones that truly matter.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immortalize
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Manuel Oliver won’t commemorate Friday's seventh anniversary of the Parkland school shooting.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Wahlberg also commemorated the holiday with a photo of him and his children that was snapped during their recent New Years' vacation in St. James, Barbados.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Set collective benchmarks, whether improving efficiency or patient outcomes, and celebrate those achievements together.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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On March 8, Gaga will celebrate her second time hosting SNL and her fifth time performing on the sketch show.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sanctuary policies enable these criminal organizations to continue their operations and perpetuate the overdose epidemic.—
John Fabbricatore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Resource Colonialism and Environmental Justice For centuries, natural resource extraction has fueled and perpetuated the enduring legacy of colonial control.—
Michaela Rychetska and Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immortalize. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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