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
There were reminiscences about Bobby’s playing every snap for his father’s team, Bobby’s coaching start at a $5,000-a-year job and Bobby’s always doing the right thing, sticking with his convictions no matter what anyone else thought or had to say.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The filmmakers also planned to bookend the story with the reminiscences of the older Kirk and Spock — a cunning ruse to get the headline power of Shatner and Nimoy in the movie.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2026
His memoir is a patchy affair, to be honest, which omits entire swaths of his achievement, yet its wayward momentum exerts a certain charm, as if Hopkins were only just in control of his reminiscences.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Smith’s ever-present sense of destiny, her mystical optimism, and her penchant for rebellion make for reminiscences that can sound at once bombastic and humble, half-invented and visceral.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Ancient Origins drew parallels to older traditions already present at the site, with reminiscences of Bronze and Iron Age occupation, a time during which burial mounds were used.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Here, some of Basso’s reminiscences and observations.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
There’s a late-harvest glint to the guitar here, distinctly offset by a roadhouse stomp, punctuating Snoop’s poignant reminiscences.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
There are also flashbacks that extend to more recent episodes, including reminiscences of his time as a film-school professor, in the nineties, with his then students Malcolm, Diana, and Emma.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
The filmmakers also planned to bookend the story with the reminiscences of the older Kirk and Spock — a cunning ruse to get the headline power of Shatner and Nimoy in the movie.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2026
His memoir is a patchy affair, to be honest, which omits entire swaths of his achievement, yet its wayward momentum exerts a certain charm, as if Hopkins were only just in control of his reminiscences.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Smith’s ever-present sense of destiny, her mystical optimism, and her penchant for rebellion make for reminiscences that can sound at once bombastic and humble, half-invented and visceral.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Ancient Origins drew parallels to older traditions already present at the site, with reminiscences of Bronze and Iron Age occupation, a time during which burial mounds were used.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Here, some of Basso’s reminiscences and observations.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
There’s a late-harvest glint to the guitar here, distinctly offset by a roadhouse stomp, punctuating Snoop’s poignant reminiscences.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
There are also flashbacks that extend to more recent episodes, including reminiscences of his time as a film-school professor, in the nineties, with his then students Malcolm, Diana, and Emma.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscences
Noun
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Archival footage and personal recollections are blended in the movie, alongside testimonials from the closest people to him.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
29 Dec. 2025
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His work combines on-the-ground reportage with historical reconstruction, often stitched together from a patchwork of oral recollections.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The explosion is the latest in a series of gas-safety incidents involving PG&E, evoking memories of a 2010 blast in San Bruno that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes after an aging pipeline owned by the utility ruptured.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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His memories of his parents kept interrupting his imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Reminiscences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscences. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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