as in memorial
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
the peach tree in our front yard is a living reminder of my late grandfather, who owned an orchard
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Recent Examples of reminder
Given how many people were still waiting two and a half hours after they were told to disperse, maybe this is a good reminder for her that she’s reached a level of fame where a performance in the park is probably never gonna be a walk in the park to coordinate.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
But the abrupt shift in tone was yet another reminder of the turbulence emanating from the White House that could push the US, and potentially other economies, into a recession.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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
This latest escalation is a grim reminder: Russia was and remains the aggressor, in blatant violation of international law.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
But the abrupt shift in tone was yet another reminder of the turbulence emanating from the White House that could push the US, and potentially other economies, into a recession.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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
This latest escalation is a grim reminder: Russia was and remains the aggressor, in blatant violation of international law.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminder
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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
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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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Coogler and his co-screenwriter Joe Robert Cole opted not to recast Boseman's role as Wakanda's King T'Challa, and instead reworked the script to address his death and pay tribute to the performer.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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After Trachtenberg's death, many of her former costars paid tribute to her career in Hollywood, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, who starred with her on Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the early 2000s.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Reminder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminder. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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