commemorated

past tense of commemorate
1
as in celebrated
to be a memorial of a stone obelisk commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill

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2
as in observed
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony let's commemorate Martin Luther King Day with readings of some of Dr. King's speeches

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Recent Examples of commemorated No highly esteemed deed is commemorated here… nothing valued is here. — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 29 Sep. 2026 In July, Jay commemorated both of those albums with two back-to-back concerts at Yankee Stadium. — Alex Gonzalez, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2026 An Instagram post on Hong Kong News Updates also commemorated the occasion. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 For New York Fashion Week, the fashion brand Carolina Herrera commemorated its forty-fifth anniversary with a look that takes inspiration from one of our covers. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2026 It’s commemorated with special prayers, foods, gatherings and more. — Chad Murphy, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 More than 100 people at the state fairgrounds in Sacramento commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 His legacy is also commemorated by a room named in his honor at the BAFTA headquarters in London. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 The 10-year anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High tragedy could be commemorated with a new permanent monument to remember the 17 who died. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • The Fairmont Breakers in Long Beach, meantime, received its first Michelin key on the same day the hotel celebrated its 100th anniversary.
    — Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The late, legendary musician David Bowie will have his 80th birthday celebrated with a series of events, exhibits, releases, collaborations and experiences beginning in November and spanning 2027, his estate announced on Monday.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • Among those memorialized were actor Rock Hudson, entertainer Liberace, and lawyer Roy Cohn.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, under the current plan, the Red Rest cottage would be memorialized with a plaque.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • One of those weird lizard things from NBC’s very similar Surface, a 2005 drama mostly, if barely, remembered by television critics?
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Her dad and brother would sing Rangers songs around the kitchen at home, and Steph remembered thinking, Mum’s right there.
    — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Commemorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commemorated. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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