commemoration
noun
com·mem·o·ra·tion
kə-ˌme-mə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the act of commemorating
2
: something that commemorates
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Several well-known celebrities attended the commemoration.
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Elgin’s largest Memorial Day commemoration will be held at 11 a.m. at Bluff City Cemetery, 945 Bluff City Blvd.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Friedlander had appeared less than two days before her death at Berlin’s commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the rule of the Nazi Party.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Its release coincides with the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, which Russia marks on May 9, as opposed to May 8 in the rest of Europe.
—Peter Rutland, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
The service was a spiritual high point in the week of commemorations.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 8 May 2025
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Friedlander had appeared less than two days before her death at Berlin’s commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the rule of the Nazi Party.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
Its release coincides with the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, which Russia marks on May 9, as opposed to May 8 in the rest of Europe.
—Peter Rutland, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
The service was a spiritual high point in the week of commemorations.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 8 May 2025
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commemoration
noun
com·mem·o·ra·tion
kə-ˌmem-ə-ˈrā-shən
1
: the act of commemorating
2
: a ceremony that commemorates
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