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
Archival footage and personal recollections are blended in the movie, alongside testimonials from the closest people to him.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
His work combines on-the-ground reportage with historical reconstruction, often stitched together from a patchwork of oral recollections.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The following are some of his recollections as told to USA TODAY.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Unsurprisingly from what’s essentially a retrospective of a retrospective, Lennon himself isn’t quite as visible as in the previous eight episodes, the archivel footage which previously helped complement his bandmates’ recollections kept to a minimum.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
The project has followed nearly 1,000 people — survivors, victims' families, first responders and ordinary citizens — interviewing them at regular intervals to track how their recollections change over time.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
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
But there’s a lot to be gained from listening to first-hand recollections.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
The series takes a comprehensive look at the case, airing evidence that was never shared with the jury and conversations with sources whose recollections upend prosecutors’ theory of the crime.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
His work combines on-the-ground reportage with historical reconstruction, often stitched together from a patchwork of oral recollections.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The following are some of his recollections as told to USA TODAY.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
Unsurprisingly from what’s essentially a retrospective of a retrospective, Lennon himself isn’t quite as visible as in the previous eight episodes, the archivel footage which previously helped complement his bandmates’ recollections kept to a minimum.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
The project has followed nearly 1,000 people — survivors, victims' families, first responders and ordinary citizens — interviewing them at regular intervals to track how their recollections change over time.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
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
But there’s a lot to be gained from listening to first-hand recollections.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
The series takes a comprehensive look at the case, airing evidence that was never shared with the jury and conversations with sources whose recollections upend prosecutors’ theory of the crime.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollections
memories
Noun
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The explosion is the latest in a series of gas-safety incidents involving PG&E, evoking memories of a 2010 blast in San Bruno that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes after an aging pipeline owned by the utility ruptured.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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His memories of his parents kept interrupting his imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Recollections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollections. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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