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commemorate

[kuh-mem-uh-reyt] / kəˈmɛm əˌreɪt /


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Climbing the leaderboard is important to many, but so is timing their posts to commemorate a milestone beer—ideally with a creatively staged photo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

"I try to commemorate cultural moments in New York City, and this seemed to be a big one, so just capturing a little time capsule from that moment in time," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

The monument, showing the Duke on his faithful horse Copenhagen, was designed by the Italian artist Carlo Marochetti and erected in 1844 to commemorate his victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Yet to think of the contrast between the two places only in these terms is to underestimate the stupendous achievement we commemorate this weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Americans did not commemorate the fullest moon of the year, but the Wongs had done so for centuries.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — is being marked on Friday, and there are many closures related to the holiday, including financial markets.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

However, this Friday is Juneteenth—a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.—meaning that American stock markets are closed.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

It is definitely commendable that the Dodgers “museum” commemorates Glenn Burke and Billy Bean.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

On Tuesday, both leaders paid a visit to the Friendship Tower, which commemorates Chinese soldiers who fought in the Korean war.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

I wear a beard and mustache but shave my cheeks; said beard, having a dark skunk stripe up the middle and white edges, commemorates certain relatives.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Patni commemorated Akash with a framed photograph and a life-size cutout, decorated with flowers and surrounded by scattered rose petals and lit lamps.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Stan is commemorated at the Bayeux Memorial in France, as well as at St Augustine's Church in his hometown.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Over the past 250 years, Americans have commemorated Independence Day with festivals, barbecues, music and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

A famous mine-clearing rat, who was awarded a gold medal for his heroism, has been commemorated with the world's first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

No, it turned out that the street instead commemorated Hermann’s father, Heinrich Goering, founding Reichskommissar of the former German colony of South-West Africa, which became Namibia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

There’s a day for everything — and July 14 is, of course, most well known internationally for being Bastille Day, commemorating France’s independence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Anniversaries are funny things, commemorating the bad as well as the good in our shared and personal histories.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

He's roving the stadium with a camera crew, shooting a documentary commemorating this one-off event.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

They are thanked, and thanked, and thanked, by the emcees and by many tributes on-screen, including multiple A.I. slop videos commemorating soldiers past and present.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Finally, several months later, we received a card from Mr. Pirzada commemorating the Muslim New Year, along with a short letter.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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