memorialized

past tense of memorialize
as in commemorated
to be a memorial of at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott

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Recent Examples of memorialized 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 The band notably played Knebworth Park in 1996 as part of Knebworth Festival, a set that was memorialized in Jake Scott’s 2021 documentary. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Though Reiner was memorialized at the Oscars earlier this year, there’s a nice bit of closure to his Emmys win that pays tribute to the medium that started it all for him more than 50 years ago. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Alison Crowther Crowther is a Nyack, New York, native who is now memorialized on the Boston College campus at the school's 9/11 memorial. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 The new Chicago staging follows a successful United Kingdom tour in 2024, directed by Michael Buffong, whom Epps said had discovered the show while sitting in New York’s Lincoln Center library, where Broadway musicals are memorialized. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 The tragic day, etched into the minds of many Americans, has since been memorialized in classroom textbooks, anniversary broadcasts, museums and the stories told by survivors. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 In 2020, the family memorialized Robinette's grandparents, Jim and Bethel, who had just died. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorialized
commemorated
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  • 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

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“Memorialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorialized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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