reminiscences

plural of reminiscence
as in recollections
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered his reminiscences about the war were painful to hear

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Recent Examples of reminiscences Over 2,600 donors contributed to the effort, and many of those benefactors flooded the comment section of the GoFundMe to share warm reminiscences and encouraging words for Finch. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder. Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder. Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Ah, reminiscences of days working on an oil rig gone by! Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 May 2026 McLarty and Walker shift from depressive introspection to giggling reminiscences. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026 In the nightmare scenario that kicks off Transcription, the disabling of the narrator’s phone—that ingenious receptacle for distraction, and discomfort, and crap—sets in motion a series of observations and reminiscences that prod the narrator’s unconscious, bringing the novel into being. Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 The novel, which jumps around in time from spectral reminiscences of the nineteenth century to the late 1980s and early 1990s and into the twenty-first century, follows the members of a Brooklyn family attempting to find stability while struggling with their strange attunement to the dead. Omari Weekes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 Many folks shared reminiscences of the old days. Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscences
Noun
  • These recollections are fond, but tinged with the knowledge of all that would soon change; even the name of his city is no longer the same.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Many people’s recollections of the 2010 World Cup will be the official anthem Waka Waka, the incessant sound of the vuvuzela, and of Paul the Octopus correctly predicting match outcomes.
    Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • For some in the city, Wednesday’s shooting has surfaced memories of Tony Robinson, an unarmed 19-year-old who was fatally shot by Madison police in 2015.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Football has taught me many life lessons and given me unforgettable memories.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

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“Reminiscences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscences. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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