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
Childhood memories tied to food For Tedla, stews like Doro Wot are closely associated with her memories of holiday meals growing up.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The Hole was a place where a mother was blind, deaf, and utterly disconnected to her previous life, the concepts of career and friendship and exercise and positive reinforcement just hazy memories of a distant realm.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
After losing her job and her boyfriend, Jamie retreats to her small hometown in Texas, where her friends and memories of a fateful summer in high school turn her life upside down.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
It’s packed with prompts that can help her sort her thoughts (plus preserve core memories) in just five minutes each day.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026
In the years since, his grandsons, Prince William and Prince Harry, have shared loving memories of their grandfather, including the Prince of Wales opening up about Philip's famously sharp sense of humor during a 2025 episode of Apple TV's The Reluctant Traveler.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
The former Gifford Street and College Green Drive roundabouts may have left some motorists with traumatic memories, but city officials said a new roundabout at the Highland and Lyle Avenues intersection will be different.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The perspectives from Blackwell and Bennett are part of a larger network of pointed comments former players have directed at the Nicholsons, whose latest incident has revived difficult memories.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
In a statement, Parton highlighted how clothes can hold memories.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
The Hole was a place where a mother was blind, deaf, and utterly disconnected to her previous life, the concepts of career and friendship and exercise and positive reinforcement just hazy memories of a distant realm.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
After losing her job and her boyfriend, Jamie retreats to her small hometown in Texas, where her friends and memories of a fateful summer in high school turn her life upside down.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
It’s packed with prompts that can help her sort her thoughts (plus preserve core memories) in just five minutes each day.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2026
In the years since, his grandsons, Prince William and Prince Harry, have shared loving memories of their grandfather, including the Prince of Wales opening up about Philip's famously sharp sense of humor during a 2025 episode of Apple TV's The Reluctant Traveler.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
The former Gifford Street and College Green Drive roundabouts may have left some motorists with traumatic memories, but city officials said a new roundabout at the Highland and Lyle Avenues intersection will be different.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The perspectives from Blackwell and Bennett are part of a larger network of pointed comments former players have directed at the Nicholsons, whose latest incident has revived difficult memories.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026
In a statement, Parton highlighted how clothes can hold memories.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for memories
recollections
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Body Mists Instead of staying stranded in nostalgic recollections of your middle school gym bag, body mists have actually grown up right alongside us.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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All the hiccups now blend together in his recollections.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Memories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memories. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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