as in memory
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
an extended, highly fruitful anamnesis that was triggered by the simple act of biting into a madeleine
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Recent Examples of anamnesis
The white horse and classic car tricked out with chandeliers are obviously fantastic; more coded are the homages to the 2000s, which the twenty-somethings involved seem to have anamnesis for.
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Vogue, 8 Apr. 2022
Vogue, 8 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anamnesis
Noun
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And to my teammates, my brothers, thank you for every moment, every battle, every joke, and every memory.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The works address cycles of labor, migration, and memory while also acknowledging the invisible structures that sustain communities.—
Olga Garcia-Mayoral,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Body Mists Instead of staying stranded in nostalgic recollections of your middle school gym bag, body mists have actually grown up right alongside us.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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All the hiccups now blend together in his recollections.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Anamnesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anamnesis. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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