REMINISCED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

reminisced

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past tense of reminisce

as in remembered

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as in pondered

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Vindell, who was wearing a green four-leaf clover T-shirt to honor McHugh, remembered her cousin as someone who was adventurous and always smiling.

— Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Nickel remembered the six Aurora firefighters who traveled to New York City to assist with recovery after the attacks in 2001.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

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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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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

Definition of ruminated

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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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During his Eisenhower fellowship, Fernández studied how to get a license, even hiring a Miami law firm to help.

— Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Dolan studied drama at the Guildhall School in London and then went into television, soon turning heads, including with characters who have darker sides.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of studied

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The site was scanned in 3D by Denver Museum researchers, and lead author Peter Falkingham of Liverpool John Moores University in England analyzed the data and wrote the paper without visiting North Dakota in person.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
The researchers analyzed data from 11,071 participants enrolled in the UK Biobank, a massive database that began recruiting participants in 2005 and collects data about demographics, health and lifestyle.

— Barbara Mantel, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

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Lindsay Clancy's first trial stretched on for six weeks of testimony and jurors deliberated for more than 38 hours.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Deadlocked jurors have deliberated seven days, with one panelist accused of misapplying reasonable doubt, exposing deep divisions over whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children.

— Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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