as in remembering
to make (someone) think about something again
She'll forget to call the doctor if you don't remind her. Remind me to buy some groceries after work. I constantly have to be reminded how to pronounce her name. I had to remind him that we were supposed to leave early.
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Recent Examples of reminding
Knoxville’s shock of white hair, a result of him stopping coloring it during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, kept reminding us that these were humans.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Seems like most of us better start stocking our piggy banks and reminding Congress that Social Security matters.
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Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
The officer tried to appeal to him, asking him to consider what his parents would think and reminding him that his face was on camera so he would be caught eventually.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Tate captures the tension between opportunity and limitation, reminding readers that equality is often pursued in spaces where recognition is hard-won.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The spirit of this summer’s experience is transcending all of that, reminding that any place — but certainly our place — is more about the people than anything else.
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Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Members Don’t Git Weary offered a snapshot of the period, reminding Black communities to keep fighting despite unrealized victories, while ushering in newer, hip Black aesthetics like funk beats and electric jazz piano.
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Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
But the universe keeps reminding us of it again and again anyway.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
My father had to keep reminding me not to worry about things that haven’t happened yet.
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Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
25 June 2026
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Seems like most of us better start stocking our piggy banks and reminding Congress that Social Security matters.
—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
The officer tried to appeal to him, asking him to consider what his parents would think and reminding him that his face was on camera so he would be caught eventually.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Tate captures the tension between opportunity and limitation, reminding readers that equality is often pursued in spaces where recognition is hard-won.
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
The spirit of this summer’s experience is transcending all of that, reminding that any place — but certainly our place — is more about the people than anything else.
—
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Members Don’t Git Weary offered a snapshot of the period, reminding Black communities to keep fighting despite unrealized victories, while ushering in newer, hip Black aesthetics like funk beats and electric jazz piano.
—
Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
But the universe keeps reminding us of it again and again anyway.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
My father had to keep reminding me not to worry about things that haven’t happened yet.
—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminding
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Family and friends are remembering Kalena Abelmann after the teen was involved in a single-vehicle collision on the Pali Highway in Oahu on Thursday, June 18.
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The parents of the teen killed in the horse carriage crash in Central Park are remembering their son as rides resume a week after the tragedy.
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The instance allegedly occurred after a group of male models was invited to the contestants' temporary apartment in Italy, with Sullivan recalling that large amounts of alcohol were consumed at the small party inside the dwelling.
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More than 30 years later, Mattox still beamed with pride when recalling his first harness racing win, around 1992.
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