as in suggestive
provoking a memory or mental association a sparkling winter day that was oddly reminiscent of summer in its cheering sunniness

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Recent Examples of reminiscent That’s reminiscent of what the despots of Eastern Europe did during the Cold War, building huge concrete apartment blocks with meager square-foot allotments per family. Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 Witherspoon has rare ability to motivate teammates, almost reminiscent of Marshawn Lynch. Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 Mack said the practice is reminiscent of how Uber and Lyft mobilized people who use ride-hailing apps to support Proposition 22 and keep gig workers from being defined as employees instead of contractors, and tactics embraced by apartment landlords and realtor groups. Calmatters, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025 That’s an approach reminiscent of the 1950s and 1960s, McGinnis-Brown said. Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reminiscent
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  • The actress had previously teamed up with the company for a suggestive body wash commercial.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Like fall’s auburn leaves and bounty of crisp apples, checks, in all its iterations, kindle a cozy familiarity suggestive of the season.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Even more revealing, the simulations showed that the magnetic fields produced in the convective zone actually help keep the tachocline narrow, not just the other way around.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That’s why job postings can be so revealing.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • This exhibition features the evocative photographic works of Iturbide and Goded.
    Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The vocabulary being used by Qatar’s prime minister is strong, evocative and damning, a departure from his usual composed response to the incessant twists and turns of trying to end the 23-month war in Gaza.
    Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Reminiscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscent. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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