commemorate
verb (used with object)
to serve as a memorial or reminder of.
is commemorating
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present progressiveof commemorate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Disneyland Resort is commemorating its 70th anniversary through Aug. 9, and has introduced new shows and additions to rides as part of the occasion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Here's a quick briefing on what Russia is commemorating on Tuesday and why it matters for President Vladimir Putin.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2023
The village, a hamlet in the township of Lestrem near Lille, is commemorating the massacre's 80th anniversary on 27 and 28 May, delayed by two years due to the pandemic.
From BBC ● May 28, 2022
She is commemorating this milestone alone, having lost her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, in April.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2022
That was three hundred years ago, and men have reduced the picture to a sort of diagram that the painter dashes in, in a few minutes, without, it would seem, knowing what he is commemorating.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling
