commemorate
verb (used with object)
to serve as a memorial or reminder of.
have commemorated
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present perfectof commemorate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Over the past 250 years, Americans have commemorated Independence Day with festivals, barbecues, music and fireworks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
For the last nine years, tens of thousands of communities and groups have commemorated the National Day of Racial Healing and they will do so again on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
A Bulgarian delegation was expected to arrive later on Saturday, in what would be the first time since 2019 that officials from both countries have commemorated Delcev together.
From Reuters ● Feb. 4, 2023
Every year, mournful rituals of song and prayer in Hong Kong's Victoria Park have commemorated the failed democracy movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2014
Yearly, for two and a quarter centuries, the people of New Mexico have commemorated De Vargas' victory by a procession to the church which he built in gratitude to Heaven for his success.
From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
