remembrances

plural of remembrance
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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 Elsewhere online, more personal remembrances poured in, a mix of grief over her loss and gratitude for her gifts. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026 Surviving Black Sabbath members drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and guitarist Tony Iommi individually shared their remembrances. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026 Caught between two opposing cultures, drawing on a cache of letters, documents, and remembrances, Ferrer meticulously recounts the travails of one migrant family and a punitive legal system that dogged them, skewering ideals of equity and fairness. Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 His life was celebrated in admiring headlines and remembrances that noted his continuous exploration of the possibilities of his art form. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 16 June 2026 This year, instead of traveling to Orlando for the annual Pulse remembrances, the family chose a different way to honor him. Ted Scouten, CBS News, 13 June 2026 Repetition is composed of a novelist’s remembrances of her teenage girlhood, a tumultuous time no matter what. Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Sixty years after Revolver, Beatlemania is a never-ending flurry of idyllic remembrances of the past, a careful tugging at both heart- and purse strings. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 June 2026 Romvari does an effective job of highlighting the fragility of our remembrances and how the actions from the past affect us to this day. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remembrances
Noun
  • The Moon enters Gemini and your 4th House of Home and Family, bringing movement to household plans, family messages, private thoughts, or emotional memories.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Scott Milinsky is living with Alzheimer's, the same disease that claimed his father's life and memories.
    Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Those moments are sobering reminders of just how thin the margins are for the Phillies rotation, which has been excellent for the most part, though extremely top-heavy.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Around them stood reminders of the 33-year-old woman whose death in a shooting last weekend stunned people across Kansas City.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bailey’s early recollections of scent come from his grandparents.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These recollections are fond, but tinged with the knowledge of all that would soon change; even the name of his city is no longer the same.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
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  • Dennis McKeon, who organizes a Staten Island 9/11 survivor group, similarly told CBS New York that previous mayors and governors attended memorials despite criticism of their records on 9/11 issues.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid respects at war memorials marking the 73rd anniversary of the Korean War armistice, state media KCNA reported Monday, with his daughter joining him for the first time at the commemorations.
    Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026

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

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