IMMORTALIZING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

immortalizing

verb

present participle of immortalize

as in commemorating

to give eternal or lasting existence to immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line

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Recent Examples of immortalizing Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026 As The Last Five Years celebrates the last 25 years, Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler are immortalizing their anniversary performance. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026 Astrophotographers may also want to read our guide to photographing the moon, along with our picks of the best lenses for immortalizing the post-sunset realm. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026 The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world. — Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

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Zelensky expected on official visit to neighboring Moldova Zelensky was due to visit neighboring Moldova on Thursday to mark its national day commemorating its 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
In September, watch the Stratobowl Historic Hot Air Balloon Launch, commemorating a record-breaking 1935 balloon flight—with human passengers— into the stratosphere.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026

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According to Hollywood insider Rob Shuter, a public tribute celebrating Parton’s remarkable life and career is reportedly in the works—and Swift may be involved.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 26 Aug. 2026
Glenn Pysher, known to his family and friends as Bubba, spent Saturday night celebrating with friends at a local bar in Upper Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania.

— Tom Hanson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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