as in memorial
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
the peach tree in our front yard is a living reminder of my late grandfather, who owned an orchard
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Recent Examples of reminder
As a reminder, hazmat means that the whiskey is bottled at more than 140 proof, which the FAA has deemed unsafe to bring onboard an airplane.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
The image is also a potent reminder of how far Hubble has come.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Still, Monday’s earthquake and tsunami warning were a reminder to the quake-prone area of the March 2011 disaster that ravaged large swaths of the northern coast, triggering a nuclear crisis in Fukushima.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Pittsburgh schools going remote is just the reminder that the circus always leaves a mess behind.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
The image is also a potent reminder of how far Hubble has come.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
Still, Monday’s earthquake and tsunami warning were a reminder to the quake-prone area of the March 2011 disaster that ravaged large swaths of the northern coast, triggering a nuclear crisis in Fukushima.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Pittsburgh schools going remote is just the reminder that the circus always leaves a mess behind.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminder
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For now, friends and neighbors honor Celeste’s memory at the memorial that Cortez started with a lone photo of the girl and some flowers.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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The memorial also allowed workers to reconnect.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Those looking to keep the marker as a souvenir, though, can simply peel these stickers off and create a travel notebook for a physical reflection of your travels.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fans soon followed, paying a nickel for a scorecard at the stadium and coming out with a souvenir.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Work Isn’t Finished, a tribute by her longtime friend the filmmaker Jem Cohen, who photographed her and her work over several decades.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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An Elvis tribute artist named Hayden Lynn was performing.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the Cash App Card Presale, fans who purchase tour merchandise using their Cash App Card will receive a free commemorative Don't Be Dumb album on vinyl featuring an exclusive, limited edition design (while supplies last).—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Reminder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminder. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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