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
Nature always reminds you who is in charge.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Juneteenth reminds us that freedom in America has often arrived late, unevenly and only after pressure, sacrifice and enforcement.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
The sustainability industry is in a free fall and the industry reaction reminds of me sports.
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Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
And while the situation is different, the idea of southeast Denton being gentrified reminds some of an unflattering piece of local history when the thriving Black community of Quakertown in downtown Denton was purposely displaced in 1921 in a city bond election to create a park on the site.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Last year, the company launched a feature that reminds users to ensure all payments and communication occur on the Airbnb platform when external links are shared.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
At best, Venus in Leo reminds us that our pleasure is sacred, and self-confidence is attractive.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
However, the true spirit of such scholarship, as Lipsitz’s text reminds us, should never belong exclusively to the bureaucracy of higher education.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Wars are fought for political ends, Clausewitz reminds us, not merely to harm enemies.
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Sam Liccardo,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Juneteenth reminds us that freedom in America has often arrived late, unevenly and only after pressure, sacrifice and enforcement.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
The sustainability industry is in a free fall and the industry reaction reminds of me sports.
—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
And while the situation is different, the idea of southeast Denton being gentrified reminds some of an unflattering piece of local history when the thriving Black community of Quakertown in downtown Denton was purposely displaced in 1921 in a city bond election to create a park on the site.
—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
Last year, the company launched a feature that reminds users to ensure all payments and communication occur on the Airbnb platform when external links are shared.
—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
At best, Venus in Leo reminds us that our pleasure is sacred, and self-confidence is attractive.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
However, the true spirit of such scholarship, as Lipsitz’s text reminds us, should never belong exclusively to the bureaucracy of higher education.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Wars are fought for political ends, Clausewitz reminds us, not merely to harm enemies.
—
Sam Liccardo,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminds
Verb
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Britain remembers well the fiasco of 2022, when then-Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a mass sell-off of bonds after presenting plans for huge unfunded tax cuts.
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This logic represents real organizational knowledge, even if no one remembers how it is enforced.
Verb
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Adams recalls reading about a case where a buyer's agent visited a property that had been professionally photographed to look move-in ready, only to find a very different reality.
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Matthews recalls a large Denver employer expressing concern about the lack of affordable housing.
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