souvenir

noun

ˈsü-və-ˌnir How to pronounce souvenir (audio)
Definition of souvenirnext
as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship

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Recent Examples of souvenir During the trip, Carpenter bought Nick, who was 10 at the time, a train whistle souvenir. — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 Archbishop Ronald Hicks is returning to New York City with a sacred souvenir from a pilgrimage to Rome. — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Buyers pounced anyway, including a Chinese billionaire, Justin Sun, who spent $75 million on the tokens and $200 million on the souvenir coins. — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 In the 1890s, Henry Flagler’s crews leveled a massive burial mound to build his Royal Palm hotel across the river, selling skulls as souvenirs and dumping the rest of the human remains into a sinkhole, never since found. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for souvenir
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  1. reminder
  2. memorial
Noun
  • Like many public events in wartime Ukraine, the festival blended ordinary leisure with reminders that the war is never far away.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • The most potent reminder of the bloodshed lies in the thousands of people buried under debris.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of reminder
Noun
  • But what was once a small memorial is now just the base of an old rotary phone without the handset.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The address concluded with a fireworks display over the memorial after storms earlier in the evening cleared.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of memorial

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