reminds

present tense third-person singular of remind
as in remembers
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 reminds That’s life in the SEC, a notion Drinkwitz often reminds his players. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 For a company increasingly focused on taking humans out of the driver’s seat, the Roadster reminds us that driving can still be part of the attraction. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Mitt reminds me of these famous sports dads — Earl Woods, Richard Williams, Marv Marinovich — who put a golf club or tennis racket or football in their kids’ cribs. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 The album reminds me a little of post-GKMC projects with heavy hearts that land light—I’m thinking of Saba’s Few Good Things and Mick Jenkins’ The Water[s]. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026 The striking scene reminds me of a remark O’Connell had made at the hotel. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 Brady says the topic reminds voters of what happened one year ago. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 If a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars, the art inside an airport that reminds us of our humanity and distracts us from our fatigue is an object worthy of praise. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026 The Libra Moon entering your 5th House reminds you that life cannot be all obligations. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminds
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  • But War suddenly remembers that Johnny is supposed to be a mole of some consequence.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This was the call Hunter Armistead, Pattern’s CEO, remembers getting from his head engineer when the turbines came online for the very first time.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Lent, the period of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter, recalls his 40 days of fasting in the wilderness.
    — Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Dorothy recalls patrons hanging around the shop for hours, running her hands along a rainbow of silk ties, and picking up tailor pins with her cousins to pass the time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Reminds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminds. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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