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commemorate

[kuh-mem-uh-reyt] / kəˈmɛm əˌreɪt /


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Later, during the administration’s summer-long festival to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, IndyCars will race in a fossil fuel-burning extravaganza around and around the National Mall — home to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

At Independence Hall in Philadelphia, in July 1926, Coolidge addressed a gathering to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“President Trump is accordingly hosting Kevin Warsh’s swearing-in at the White House to appropriately commemorate this historic development for the markets, businesses, and everyday Americans.”

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In the New York sunshine, the King and Queen left a bouquet of white roses beside the deep pools that now commemorate those who lost their lives at this spot.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

In it there are three candidates for public office, whom I’ll call Dukakis, Gore, and Jackson, to commemorate the 1988 Democratic primary battles.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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