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
The pair travel through New York City and along American highways, the journey surfacing memories of Tehran – among them footage Karampour shot in Iran under censorship, her brother’s childhood recollections, and the story of the murder of Siâvash’s band, The Yellow Dogs, in New York.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
This mirrors what clinicians already do manually — pulling together notes, lab results, and patient recollections to reconstruct a narrative.
—Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Participants retrieved richer, more vivid details, including recollections of specific places, emotions and sensory perceptions.
—Utkarsh Gupta, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
Accounts from operating room witnesses paint a chaotic scene and markedly different recollections.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The documentary is already stirring up buzz due to Odom’s recent comments refuting some of the details and recollections from his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
But the stakes involved, both artistic and social, make these recollections far more than mere yarns.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
This mirrors what clinicians already do manually — pulling together notes, lab results, and patient recollections to reconstruct a narrative.
—Celina Yong, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
Participants retrieved richer, more vivid details, including recollections of specific places, emotions and sensory perceptions.
—Utkarsh Gupta, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
Accounts from operating room witnesses paint a chaotic scene and markedly different recollections.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The documentary is already stirring up buzz due to Odom’s recent comments refuting some of the details and recollections from his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
But the stakes involved, both artistic and social, make these recollections far more than mere yarns.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollections
memories
Noun
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All these strengthen the overarching spirit of community at Kukuiʻula, creating memories that span generations and last forever.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2026
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These are digital environments populated by AI agents with goals, memories, and incentives—each one designed to approximate a real-world behavioral profile.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Recollections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollections. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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