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
The pope worries about all the people whose jobs are likely to be, and are already being, replaced by AI, and reminds us that work gives human beings a sense of purpose.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 30 May 2026
In this way, First Light reminds me of GoldenEye, a game that injected Bond shenanigans into a shooter.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Stagg reminds her that the weather itself isn’t.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Witnessing the revolutionaries’ painful efforts to implement the seemingly straightforward principles of their Declaration of Rights reminds us that the struggle for justice is never a simple one.
—Jeremy D. Popkin, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
When feelings of unworthiness surface today, Cox reminds herself to stay in the present.
—Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Framing things this way takes the emotional weight out of the decision and reminds you that not every object needs to be treated like a rare treasure.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
The rotating theater show, following an audio animatronic family across the 20th Century, reminds me of going to the parks as a kid with my dad in the 1980s and ‘90s.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 May 2026
But history repeatedly reminds us that microbes can destabilize societies just as effectively as missiles.
—Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Scott Simon, NPR, 30 May 2026
In this way, First Light reminds me of GoldenEye, a game that injected Bond shenanigans into a shooter.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Stagg reminds her that the weather itself isn’t.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Witnessing the revolutionaries’ painful efforts to implement the seemingly straightforward principles of their Declaration of Rights reminds us that the struggle for justice is never a simple one.
—Jeremy D. Popkin, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
When feelings of unworthiness surface today, Cox reminds herself to stay in the present.
—Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Framing things this way takes the emotional weight out of the decision and reminds you that not every object needs to be treated like a rare treasure.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
The rotating theater show, following an audio animatronic family across the 20th Century, reminds me of going to the parks as a kid with my dad in the 1980s and ‘90s.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 May 2026
But history repeatedly reminds us that microbes can destabilize societies just as effectively as missiles.
—Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminds
Verb
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Allyson Felix still remembers the beeping of the monitors in the NICU as her daughter was fighting for her life after her preterm birth in 2018.—
Regina Mahone,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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Michelle, who asked that her last name not be published, remembers the day clearly.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Verb
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He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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There’s something about the atmosphere that recalls the glamour of the 1920s and 1930s.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Reminds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminds. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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