remembrances

noun

plural of remembrance
1
as in memories
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered a happy couple with many fond remembrances of when they were dating in college

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2
as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event she gave her boyfriend on the eve of his military service one of her lockets as a remembrance of their abiding affection

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Recent Examples of remembrances By noon Tuesday, more than 400 people had written remembrances on Facebook, sharing similar sentiments. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Creel is only the latest Bayside High School Tiger to share kind remembrances of Haskins. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026 Members of the noise music community shared tributes and remembrances for White. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Groups are planning to hold 9/11 remembrances throughout Michigan on Friday. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Its branches hold remembrances of beloved pets, each including a photo and details about their life. — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Now, after her death at age 92, notable figures from politics to pop culture are offering their remembrances — and personal thanks — to the feminist icon. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 In addition to the historical displays and remembrances, Bennett said, there will be music courtesy of local band Emerald City and games and activities for children. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 The work being done next week by a broad array of news organizations will try to keep remembrances of the day active. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remembrances
  1. memories
  2. reminders
  3. recollections
  4. memorials
Noun
  • Robots fix memories MIT researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence system that allows robots to identify, evaluate, and correct unreliable descriptions of objects stored in their memory.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The heartwarming film takes us on a ride through archive and new footage and rehearsals and re-enactments of Happy Gays that bring up happy but also painful memories, along with a different side of the at times curmudgeonly Jolanda.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of memories
Noun
  • Each red flag warning brings reminders of the devastating 2025 fires in Los Angeles, and tests whether officials have heeded the lessons from the Eaton and Palisades fires.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Kansas-Middle Tennessee, Kansas-Western Carolina and KU-Northern Arizona games serve as reminders that the Jayhawks, on more than one occasion, were willing to buck that trend.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reminders
Noun
  • The same is true of the recollections shared by Roger Castillo and David Pressman, friends going back to Perry’s earliest days struggling as an actor in Hollywood.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
  • As far as the night in Pennsylvania when everything happened, Mickey and I have very different recollections of what went down and why.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of recollections
Noun
  • The arch’s sunset shadow would also, at times, fall across the memorials for veterans of the Vietnam and Korean wars.
    — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That number lumps new deadbot platforms in with much more widely used and established grief tech, like online memorials, counseling resources, and estate planning tools.
    — Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of memorials

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“Remembrances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remembrances. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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