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
The first lady started her first day of official engagement in a dark gray Christian Dior haute couture suit with matching pumps and a violet wool hat with a broad brim that was reminiscent of her Inauguration Day hat from Eric Javits.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Features such as the canopy glass, scissor doors, and a removable roof were all reminiscent of the plane, too.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
Forecasters say this week's tropical surge won't be nearly as intense, but the pattern is reminiscent.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Even after witnessing the flirty exchange — which was reminiscent of the groundbreaking Lizzie McGuire Movie — Conrad finds the courage to approach Belly.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Features such as the canopy glass, scissor doors, and a removable roof were all reminiscent of the plane, too.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
Forecasters say this week's tropical surge won't be nearly as intense, but the pattern is reminiscent.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Even after witnessing the flirty exchange — which was reminiscent of the groundbreaking Lizzie McGuire Movie — Conrad finds the courage to approach Belly.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscent
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Gorham, New Hampshire Snugly situated in the shadow of the rugged Presidential mountains, Gorham is one of the Granite State’s most suggestive spots – and autumn in New England is a wonderful time to experience the town’s kaleidoscope of changing leaves.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Keeping to the edgy theme, the mom of four styled the suggestive top half of her look with satiny trousers.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 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
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That’s why job postings can be so revealing.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The duplex is located in Milan, but its style is not especially evocative of the city.—
Valentina Raggi,
Architectural Digest,
20 Sep. 2025
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The combination of climbing around this strange building and having heard the almost legendary stories about Karl-Göran was evocative and haunting.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Reminiscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscent. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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