reminisced

verb

past tense of reminisce
1
as in remembered

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2
as in pondered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminisced
  1. remembered
  2. pondered
  3. recalled
  4. ruminated
  5. recollected
  6. studied
  7. analyzed
  8. deliberated
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  • Before the Taliban returned to power five years ago — on August 15, 2021 — Mubariz remembered his public school as friendly and relatively open.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Internationally, he was best remembered for leading China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, paving the way for double-digit growth that has fueled China’s rise as a major global power.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of remembered
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  • In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
Definition of pondered
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  • Rookie right-hander Ben Peoples was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Morgan, who attended Lincoln High School in Stockton, grew up a Giants fan and recalled being at Game 1 of the 2012 World Series when Pablo Sandoval hit three home runs.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of recalled
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  • The actor’s outfit was adapted from Ackermann’s Fall-Winter 2026 ready-to-wear collection, which ruminated on the language of desire and seduction, and the magnetism of opposites.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Shanahan ruminated on that topic in his news conference following the 49ers 48-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts Monday.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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  • Homer’s poem never depicts the horse and the sacking of Troy in direct action; the city’s fall is recollected only in the form of stories that glorify Greece’s soldiers.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • Through its characters, the book stages an argument about the virtues of various types of maps—those that are measured, those that are recollected, those that are dreamed.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of recollected
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  • After graduating from Proviso West High School, Norris studied at Triton College while working as a secretary.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • To scientists, the idea that the link between vaccines and autism simply hasn’t been studied enough – as Kennedy often claims – is astounding.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of studied
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  • Because of ever-increasing amounts of data to be analyzed, AI will have its place in digital forensics.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Geneticist Shigeki Nakagome of Trinity College Dublin and his colleagues analyzed 13 bone samples previously collected from an archaeological site at Camarones in northern Chile.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzed
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  • The umpires deliberated, then crew chief Chris Guccione spoke separately with Blue Jays manager John Schneider and Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The central bank has kept rates on hold all year as officials deliberated next steps with inflation remaining well above the Fed's 2% target.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberated
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