as in memories
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
I have no recollection of ever saying that
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Recent Examples of recollections
My recollections of that day are hazy.
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Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Those conversations with Harper and Judge will be Eldridge’s core recollections from this day, but the 21-year-old also made a couple of plays worth remembering.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Nestled between Yo’s recollections of childhood and early adulthood are establishing shots and dramatizations that, at first, can be hard to decipher as having been shot in real spaces or in Fitch’s meticulous 1/3rd scale models.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The crowd wasn’t fazed by Dillane being alone on stage and laughed often at his expletive-laced recollections on his career path.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
And while Maisler’s recollections can get hazy, a handful of castings remain vivid.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Franklin's longtime publicist Gwendolyn Quinn shared her own recollections of the Jackson relationship in a Tuesday Instagram post.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Though it's been 15 years since her final appearance on the show and three years since Perry's unexpected death at 54, recollections of her first interaction with Perry come rushing back to her.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Although his bitter and often hilarious takedowns of enemies are juicy, Evans’s surprisingly tender recollections of dear friends are even better.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026
Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Those conversations with Harper and Judge will be Eldridge’s core recollections from this day, but the 21-year-old also made a couple of plays worth remembering.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Nestled between Yo’s recollections of childhood and early adulthood are establishing shots and dramatizations that, at first, can be hard to decipher as having been shot in real spaces or in Fitch’s meticulous 1/3rd scale models.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The crowd wasn’t fazed by Dillane being alone on stage and laughed often at his expletive-laced recollections on his career path.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
And while Maisler’s recollections can get hazy, a handful of castings remain vivid.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Franklin's longtime publicist Gwendolyn Quinn shared her own recollections of the Jackson relationship in a Tuesday Instagram post.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Though it's been 15 years since her final appearance on the show and three years since Perry's unexpected death at 54, recollections of her first interaction with Perry come rushing back to her.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Although his bitter and often hilarious takedowns of enemies are juicy, Evans’s surprisingly tender recollections of dear friends are even better.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollections
memories
Noun
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When viewers first met Robby, the man was a nervous wreck, lost in inescapable memories of the ER’s plague years.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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As the Creature befriends a blind man (David Bradley), who has shared his love of books, Elordi's character explores his sense of self, and his sense of purpose, and seeks answers – in literature, and in his own fragmented memories.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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