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
Guy Forget, the tournament director that year, did not respond to messages seeking his recollections of the event.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Taylor has not yet responded to Tatum’s recollections of the roommate situation.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Through their recollections, a more personal portrait emerges of a woman who was generous, witty, and fiercely loyal to those around her.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The book alternates between memoir and cookbook, sharing recipes for dishes like Mom’s Lasagna, dandelion frittata and chicken cacciatore, alongside tales of growing up in Buffalo, recollections of family canning season and meditations on the ties between family and food.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
But these recollections of the trip were recently unearthed by current events.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Her schooldays were the happiest of her life, and thirty pages of Curriculum Vitae—one sixth of the book—are reserved for recollections of her teachers.
—Frances Wilson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
There is a murky risk that old movies will attract old people, who, as a rule, like nothing better than to rummage through their recollections of being overwhelmed by something half a century ago.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Pool’s recollections of the events differed.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Taylor has not yet responded to Tatum’s recollections of the roommate situation.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Through their recollections, a more personal portrait emerges of a woman who was generous, witty, and fiercely loyal to those around her.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The book alternates between memoir and cookbook, sharing recipes for dishes like Mom’s Lasagna, dandelion frittata and chicken cacciatore, alongside tales of growing up in Buffalo, recollections of family canning season and meditations on the ties between family and food.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
But these recollections of the trip were recently unearthed by current events.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Her schooldays were the happiest of her life, and thirty pages of Curriculum Vitae—one sixth of the book—are reserved for recollections of her teachers.
—Frances Wilson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
There is a murky risk that old movies will attract old people, who, as a rule, like nothing better than to rummage through their recollections of being overwhelmed by something half a century ago.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Pool’s recollections of the events differed.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollections
memories
Noun
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In the new Netflix documentary My Father, the BTK Killer, the investigators, media, neighbors walk through their memories of the search for BTK — all while Rawson tries to plan out what her future looks like without him.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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In 2008, Keaton wrote an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times reflecting on the iconic hotel, her childhood memories there, and broader preservation lessons for the city.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Recollections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollections. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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