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
The documentary keeps wanting to treat Noam as just a father and grandfather rescuing his family, a reminder of the Israeli victims of 10/7 and the hostages still being held in Gaza.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
Talk about a graphic reminder of eight decades past.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Their sacrifices are a reminder that freedom is never free.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, this will serve as a distinct reminder that the black iPhone 17 Pro was, in fact, just a fever dream.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
Talk about a graphic reminder of eight decades past.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Their sacrifices are a reminder that freedom is never free.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Hopefully, this will serve as a distinct reminder that the black iPhone 17 Pro was, in fact, just a fever dream.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminder
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Now, with two memorials in the Queen City, placed 51 years after the crash that affected so many families, it will long be remembered.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mourners, many of whom were visibly upset and wearing Walmart uniforms, placed electric candles at the memorial.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Cue the souvenir baseball helmet holding ice cream sundaes, which likely started in baseball around 1970 and hasn’t stopped since.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Before or after your hike, swing by the gift shop and artisan center to pick up a few souvenirs to remember your trip to this pocket of Virginia.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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In a June 2018 Instagram birthday tribute to the drummer, the 16 Wishes actress shared some details into their first date.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Reminder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminder. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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