commemorate

Year: 2011 Compiled by: David Robert Mitchell Of note: Commissioned to commemorate Mitchell’s debut feature film, The Myth of the American Sleepover, years before he would really break out with It Follows.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

"We commemorate the victims, we share their pain," he said, adding that antisemitism must be confronted with "even greater resolve".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

His work’s broad appeal meant Max was often called on to commemorate special occasions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Every year on 11 September, bells ring to commemorate the exact time that each of the four planes crashed, and the exact time the Twin Towers fell.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Several trophy cases commemorate the school’s mostly unsuccessful athletic teams, and a big bulletin board lists the colleges that current seniors have been admitted to, along with the dollar amounts of scholarships they were awarded.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The anniversary commemorates a watershed moment for the US and the world.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

As the U.S. commemorates its 250th anniversary, the public mood resembles that of 50 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

“This bead commemorates the first Son of the Sea God at this camp, and the quest he undertook into the darkest part of the Underworld to stop a war!”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

Hong Kong, once a refuge for those fleeing China post 1989, commemorated the killings every year with a vigil.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Several batters later, however, Yan commemorated his second major league strikeout similarly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Her spirit was commemorated at the ceremony by an empty chair, which her classmates had decorated with sunflowers and purple fabric.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Now the arch, initially promoted as a monument commemorating America’s 250th anniversary, has undergone a similar transformation.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

In late July, North Korean dancers performed at a meat-processing facility near a military air base in the Moscow region, in a concert commemorating the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Glyndŵr has since become a figurehead for Welsh nationalism and there are statues, monuments, pubs and street names across Wales commemorating him.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“So many of these murals are commemorating people and events that are culturally important to those specific areas,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

At the far end of the gym was a big glass trophy case, filled with plaques and medals and glossy golden cups commemorating Fry High achievements in sports and academics over the years.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles