mementos

variants or mementoes
plural of memento
as in reminders
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 mementos War souvenirs are a largely universal occurrence, Dickey said, and World War II saw Americans returning home with plenty of mementos from Europe, including Nazi paraphernalia like pins and insignias. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 For some time, Ming’s cruiser sat outside the Wyandotte County Courthouse, where it was adorned with flowers and other mementos. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Travel mementos in a private home A pocket museum doesn’t have to be open to the public. — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, greedy architecture fans stole blocks as mementos while the house was unoccupied. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Dennis Franchione’s legacy At Franchione’s house in Horseshoe Bay, his office was full of mementos from a coaching career that spanned 40 years. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026 Many brought flowers, cards and mementos and placed them in a makeshift memorial near the home. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 There’s no harm in holding on to old photos and other mementos from your bygone days. — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026 In the past weeks, Durbin had been searching through her Tampa home and storage unit for mementos from her mom, something to remind her of the strong woman who raised two girls alone and later cared for her grandson. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mementos
Noun
  • Each red flag warning brings reminders of the devastating 2025 fires in Los Angeles, and tests whether officials have heeded the lessons from the Eaton and Palisades fires.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Kansas-Middle Tennessee, Kansas-Western Carolina and KU-Northern Arizona games serve as reminders that the Jayhawks, on more than one occasion, were willing to buck that trend.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The town of Moab is just over 25 miles away and is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat, browse the boutiques for Utah souvenirs, or stop for a sweet treat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • There are enough puns on signs and souvenirs to exhaust a middle schooler.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The arch’s sunset shadow would also, at times, fall across the memorials for veterans of the Vietnam and Korean wars.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That number lumps new deadbot platforms in with much more widely used and established grief tech, like online memorials, counseling resources, and estate planning tools.
    — Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Mementos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mementos. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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