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
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.
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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
Brooks isn’t too macho to tear up during these reminiscences.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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
Brooks isn’t too macho to tear up during these reminiscences.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscences
Noun
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Testimony at the trial leaned heavily on the recollections of teenagers who described being shocked at the tragedy at a community sports event.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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There are also entertaining recollections of how Cameron joined the band (after Thayil saved him from a Scientologist solicitor) and how Shepherd was especially coveted by Cornell because the bassist was from Bainbridge, Washington, just like Cornell’s beloved roommate Andy Wood.—
Selena Fragassi,
SPIN,
9 June 2026
Noun
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One of my earliest memories was my grandmother taking me to Pho Pasteur in Chinatown.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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Many more will have their own World Cup travel memories this summer, the kind of glue that holds this event together in between the matches.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Reminiscences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscences. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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