variants
or mementoes
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
The journal also includes a pocket, perfect for keeping precious mementos safe and sound.
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Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In fact, digital assets can include a broad spectrum of information and property from financial information—bank accounts, financial records, and retirement portals—to personal mementos, including photos and videos.
—Jamie Hopkins, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Back inside, Winters guides me through his collection of family photos and mementos from his travels.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Inside, the walls are marked with mementos from his former life.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
That can include antiques, family heirlooms, or special mementos.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Yet those postcards were special, mementos worth saving from family and friends lucky enough to be traveling.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Pictures, mementos, gifts, hand-me-downs and so much more.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In fact, digital assets can include a broad spectrum of information and property from financial information—bank accounts, financial records, and retirement portals—to personal mementos, including photos and videos.
—Jamie Hopkins, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Back inside, Winters guides me through his collection of family photos and mementos from his travels.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Inside, the walls are marked with mementos from his former life.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
That can include antiques, family heirlooms, or special mementos.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Yet those postcards were special, mementos worth saving from family and friends lucky enough to be traveling.
—Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Pictures, mementos, gifts, hand-me-downs and so much more.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mementos
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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Advertisement Advertisement History offers us endless reminders of this truth.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That spending covers everything from the 48,000 hotel stays at a time when bookings are light ahead of hurricane season, restaurant meals and dining, take-home souvenirs, ground and air transportation, and even salsa dancing lessons.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Before or after your hike, swing by the gift shop and artisan center to pick up a few souvenirs to remember your trip to this pocket of Virginia.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Mementos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mementos. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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