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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Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sleep is also essential for memory consolidation, emotional regulation and overall brain recovery, Salas said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their connection was intense, in Cheryl’s recollection.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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As with many things in Moore’s young career, her big moment happened quickly, blurring her recollection of some of the details.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Anamnesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anamnesis. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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