MEMORIALIZED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

memorialized

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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 Fellini is considered one of Rimini’s most famous citizens who is memorialized in the city’s unique contemporary museum. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Knight was memorialized by MTV in a special episode of The Challenge just two months after his death, which included tributes from his former castmates, including his ex-girlfriend Jemmye Carroll. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 According to Long Beach jazz station KKJZ, which also memorialized Johnson’s death, Johnson learned saxophone from his father and attended Westlake School of Music in Los Angeles after his Army service in 1951. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 In 1967, the Old Hollywood icon died in a tragic car accident and was later memorialized by her daughter, Mariska, in the 2025 documentary My Mom Jayne. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 20 July 2026 Now, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that this historic moment will be memorialized in New York with a set of 12 murals appearing throughout all five of the city’s boroughs, each designed by a local artist. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 Walt Hazzard, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard during the John Wooden era of UCLA basketball, will have his legacy memorialized as one of the all-time great college players. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 13 July 2026 The show memorialized Lee in the opening moments of the season 28 premiere with a title card honoring Lee flashing on screen after the new houseguests made their debut on the CBS program. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026 Nathanael Greene is buried in Johnson Square in Savannah, Georgia, but he is also memorialized in Rhode Island with a statue outside the State House in Providence. — Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026

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commemorated

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This week, Cuba commemorated Castro with events including the International Book Fair, art exhibitions, concerts and gatherings of delegates from leftist organizations across the continent.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The festival is commemorated by the world's roughly 200 million mainstream Shia.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

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