as in memory
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
an extended, highly fruitful anamnesis that was triggered by the simple act of biting into a madeleine
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Recent Examples of anamnesis
The white horse and classic car tricked out with chandeliers are obviously fantastic; more coded are the homages to the 2000s, which the twenty-somethings involved seem to have anamnesis for.
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Vogue, 8 Apr. 2022
Vogue, 8 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anamnesis
Noun
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This was a way to make a new memory with the man who had captured so many of her firsts.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Outlawed in many regions due to the fire risk and environmental hazards, the idea of releasing thousands of them indiscriminately into the sky literally wouldn’t fly here in Southern California, where memories of the January wildfires are all too fresh.—
Edwin Goei,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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The letters range from the prosaic to the profound: recollections of childhood softball games, news about David’s retirement, updates on their aging mother’s declining health.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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After this, consolidation eventually stabilizes memory traces and stores them for future recollection in the long term.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Anamnesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anamnesis. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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