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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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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
Calls for prayer turned to remembrances and condemnation of political violence after it was confirmed Wednesday afternoon that conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated during an event on a college campus in Orem, Utah.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
No information about services or remembrances was immediately available.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Photos of the memorial posted on social media drew comments and remembrances from those who knew him.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
No information about services or remembrances was immediately available.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Photos of the memorial posted on social media drew comments and remembrances from those who knew him.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remembrances
Noun
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When stress or uncertainty arises, couples who have built a history or reservoir of supportive and playful interactions can draw upon these memories to cope more effectively.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those are always kind of my best memories of high school.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Performances at Aston Villa and at home to Liverpool were vivid reminders of spirit and commitment, which couldn’t be taken for granted after the energy-sapping nature of Isak’s long goodbye.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The charred shell of his car, motorcycle and chimney of his house and the rest of the debris still haven’t been cleaned up, persistent reminders of what was.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her ancestor’s analytic model discouraged self-revelation by the therapist, but Freud often meets her guests’ excavations of desire and vulnerability with her own candid recollections.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Like her other books comprising private connections and recollections, Romano preferred to call Le parole a novel rather than a memoir or autobiography, seeing the distinction between fact and fiction as an irrelevant one for literature.—
Brian Robert Moore
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Remember the 9/11 terror attacks and their memorials here.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Now, with two memorials in the Queen City, placed 51 years after the crash that affected so many families, it will long be remembered.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Remembrances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remembrances. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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