HYPERMNESIA Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

hypermnesia

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Definition of hypermnesia

as in total recall

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Ann-Margret has total recall of the tours, from her first to Vietnam with singer Johnny Rivers in 1966, and then of course with Hope in 1968 on a much bigger scale that went from a guitar and piano to a full orchestra backing them.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
His seeming total recall of names and dates is generally known, whether relating to history or sports trivia.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026

Definition of total recall

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The cruel irony is that the moments that most demand clear thinking are the very moments during which your thinking is most compromised.

— Alfonso Cahero, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The Rockies, who rank last in the majors in ERA, do not consider Goodman responsible for their pitching woes, according to a person briefed on their thinking.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of thinking

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Among his vulnerable confessions include a detailed recollection of his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who became a vampire with Lestat.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 24 July 2026
In the beginning of season 18, he was attacked by prisoners and woke up with no recollection of his identity or his past crimes.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Definition of recollection

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The target date for Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation plan is etched in the minds of every citizen and visitor to the country since Vision 2030 was unveiled more than a decade ago.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Justin Halpern, the comic mind behind ‘S— My Dad Says,’ ‘Harley Quinn’ and ‘Abbott Elementary,’ turns to fiction writing with ‘Get Lost,’ a baseball novel about talent, failure and family.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of mind

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And the urgency of Judar’s meditations on authoritarianism, impunity, social repression, and avenues for liberation in the United States in 2026 is so clear as to be self-evident.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Newkirk, a political organizer and meditation teacher, struggled to rally local progressives around his campaign.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026

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