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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Pearce has no memory of the accident, nor of the harrowing month that followed.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Those who provided childcare scored higher on memory and verbal fluency tests compared to those who didn’t, even after adjusting for age, health and other factors.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Garnett seemed to enjoy listening to the 48-year-old Pierce’s recollections of college.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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Others like Medford, who worked at Granite Arch before spending 19 years as general manager at Pipeworks, had a different recollection of Honnold from his childhood climbing days.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Anamnesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anamnesis. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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