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
Documentaries, plays, books, scholarly papers, exhibits and even a postage stamp have commemorated it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Thousands of people in Washington DC have commemorated 60 years since Martin Luther King Jr's famous 'I have a dream' speech - a pivotal event in the civil rights movement.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
It is evident, then, that Christ was a friend of Moses, that He loved and believed in Moses; otherwise, He would not have commemorated His name and Prophethood.
From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá
