as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
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Recent Examples of keepsake
In partnership with Netflix, the brand will sell a collection of herbal teas, crepe mix, flower sprinkles, shortbread butter cookies with flower sprinkles, limited-edition wildflower honey with honeycomb and, of course, her signature raspberry jam in keepsake packaging.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
And that’s not just because Southerners love monograms—personalized stationery adds a sentimental touch to your correspondence and gives the recipient a special keepsake that will always remind them of you.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
These one-of-a-kind keepsakes add a thoughtful, artistic flair to your meal, turning an evening out into a truly memorable occasion.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The gift shop offers books and replicas of artefacts for those wanting a keepsake.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
And that’s not just because Southerners love monograms—personalized stationery adds a sentimental touch to your correspondence and gives the recipient a special keepsake that will always remind them of you.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
These one-of-a-kind keepsakes add a thoughtful, artistic flair to your meal, turning an evening out into a truly memorable occasion.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The gift shop offers books and replicas of artefacts for those wanting a keepsake.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keepsake
Noun
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Keaton’s death was a reminder that not all the cases involved jails that outsourced medical care to private companies.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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After the portrait Öztürk paints of ICE detention, her statement turns back to her old life, a reminder of how abruptly her world has shifted.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are reversing course on the removal of a Roberto Clemente memorial after the family of the late Major League Baseball legend slammed the team in an open letter over the weekend.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In Kryvyi Rih on Monday, an air raid alert interrupted a planned memorial — a reminder of the continuing threat for civilians.—
Yehor Konovalov and Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Purchases of food, drink, lanterns to launch on the lake and souvenirs require Wildbucks, scrip that can be bought on the grounds.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
9 Apr. 2025
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The beautiful bookshop boasts fiction and contemporary non-fiction but its speciality is really in higher-end fine art books (that would make for great Parisian souvenirs).—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Keepsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keepsake. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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