as in recollections
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
I have only the vaguest memory of the family vacation we took the year I turned three
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Recent Examples of memories
Still, nostalgic home cooks are keeping the classics alive, recreating and sharing their takes and savoring the memories that come with them.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Through these activities, garden partners are often able to remember and share fond memories of gardening with spouses and other family members.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Thornton, who joined the Sharks’ front office this summer as a player development coach and hockey operations advisor, said his favorite memories as a player included reaching the Stanley Cup Final with the Sharks in 2016 and winning the Gold Medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
So many years later, Christiansen listened as members shared their thoughts and memories of the cookbooks.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
These advancements highlight the significant potential of high-quality rare-earth qubits and quantum memories assembled using a bottom-up method, paving the way for scalable development of quantum light-matter interfaces tailored for telecommunication quantum networks.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Some of his favorite memories with Booey involve taking road trips together.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The memories of those late-game collapses crept in when the Sabres’ 4-2 lead became 4-3 early in the third period.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
To avoid any issues but keep the memories, place any souvenir stamps in a travel journal.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Through these activities, garden partners are often able to remember and share fond memories of gardening with spouses and other family members.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Thornton, who joined the Sharks’ front office this summer as a player development coach and hockey operations advisor, said his favorite memories as a player included reaching the Stanley Cup Final with the Sharks in 2016 and winning the Gold Medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
So many years later, Christiansen listened as members shared their thoughts and memories of the cookbooks.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
These advancements highlight the significant potential of high-quality rare-earth qubits and quantum memories assembled using a bottom-up method, paving the way for scalable development of quantum light-matter interfaces tailored for telecommunication quantum networks.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Some of his favorite memories with Booey involve taking road trips together.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The memories of those late-game collapses crept in when the Sabres’ 4-2 lead became 4-3 early in the third period.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
To avoid any issues but keep the memories, place any souvenir stamps in a travel journal.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memories
recollections
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The one-off doc will present first-hand recollections of the Israel-Hamas war from Israel Defense Force (IDF) veterans and reservists who have served in the conflict.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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But there’s a lot to be gained from listening to first-hand recollections.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Memories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memories. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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