as in reminder
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
kept a seashell as a memento of their first meeting, which happened to be at the beach
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Recent Examples of memento
Pictures, mementos, gifts, hand-me-downs and so much more.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Graham’s play, like many shows in this year’s offerings, functions as both testimonial and memento.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Some restaurants lean on postcards that arrive with the check, or an embossed pen, but there’s something about the pocket-sized memento that strikes the right cord between nostalgic and modern.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
This memento box is really intended to hold enough popcorn to fill a large bucket, but the concession stand conveniently serves the popcorn in a separate bucket.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Graham’s play, like many shows in this year’s offerings, functions as both testimonial and memento.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
Some restaurants lean on postcards that arrive with the check, or an embossed pen, but there’s something about the pocket-sized memento that strikes the right cord between nostalgic and modern.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
This memento box is really intended to hold enough popcorn to fill a large bucket, but the concession stand conveniently serves the popcorn in a separate bucket.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memento
Noun
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Some buildings downtown offer harrowing reminders of this dark history.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Tanks rumbled through Tiananmen Square, a location that offered a stark reminder of how authoritarian states can violently crush democratic movements.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those posts have now turned into memorials, with fans flooding the comments to express their grief.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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On August 21, locals discovered that the state of Florida had painted over the memorial overnight and began to restore it themselves with chalk.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Parker Ashton-Youngs Longmont, CO Parker bought these earrings at the base of Kilimanjaro, proving that adventure souvenirs always make for stellar accessories.—
Matt Nager,
Outside,
1 Sep. 2025
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Buy a meaningful souvenir at Missions Pottery, where each piece is handcrafted by a local artisan, or Pig City Books, an independent bookstore with an expansive but well-curated selection.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Memento.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memento. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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