as in commemorative
serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event
a memorial plaque on the bridge for a diver who died in the line of duty
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as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam
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Recent Examples of memorial
Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
During the immediate postwar decades, veterans and their families began to establish veterans' cemeteries, hold memorial services for the dead, build monuments, conduct unit reunions and organize veterans' groups.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
While the memorial is still open to the public, construction will be finished by July 2026.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
There’s a 1909 schoolhouse, a Japanese memorial garden, and a display of vintage farm tools.
—Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
During the immediate postwar decades, veterans and their families began to establish veterans' cemeteries, hold memorial services for the dead, build monuments, conduct unit reunions and organize veterans' groups.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
Plans for a memorial have not been publicly announced.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
While the memorial is still open to the public, construction will be finished by July 2026.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memorial
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There will be dinner and commemorative programming as part of the fundraiser for The Kansas City Royals Foundation.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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The collection also pays tribute to late French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez, with a commemorative concert marking the 100th anniversary of his birth, and also features the first live concert at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral following its reopening last year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Keaton’s death was a reminder that not all the cases involved jails that outsourced medical care to private companies.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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After the portrait Öztürk paints of ICE detention, her statement turns back to her old life, a reminder of how abruptly her world has shifted.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2025
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The monument, as envisioned by the foundation, will feature a nine-sided granite base etched with the names of Tarrant residents killed during the war.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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It was destined to be the definitive literary monument of the Roaring ’20s, a decade of fortunes made and lost on Wall Street.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Memorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memorial. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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