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as in memory
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
his reminiscences about the war were painful to hear
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as in recollection
the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced
we wondered whether she could trust her reminiscence of events that happened so long ago
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Recent Examples of reminiscence
The essay recounted both the developing relationship between author and grandmother and reminiscences of Lord Marchmain’s bed in Brideshead Revisited.
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Scott White, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Most of Ruhl’s reminiscences, though, don’t involve heroes of the classroom.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
More than 200 people attended the event, which included an afternoon of reminiscence and music by several Ramona bands.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
An excited exchange of reminiscences ensued to catch up on the decades, with gossip about who had married who, who was still living and who had emigrated.
—Abby Sewell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
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Scott White, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Most of Ruhl’s reminiscences, though, don’t involve heroes of the classroom.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
More than 200 people attended the event, which included an afternoon of reminiscence and music by several Ramona bands.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
An excited exchange of reminiscences ensued to catch up on the decades, with gossip about who had married who, who was still living and who had emigrated.
—Abby Sewell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reminiscence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscence
Noun
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Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sleep is also essential for memory consolidation, emotional regulation and overall brain recovery, Salas said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their connection was intense, in Cheryl’s recollection.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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As with many things in Moore’s young career, her big moment happened quickly, blurring her recollection of some of the details.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Reminiscence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscence. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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