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 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 The movie’s point of view is established with a brief opening voice-over by a woman named Sasha, whose reminiscences of childhood, and of her brother Jeremy, make up the bulk of the film. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 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
  • Green and Jacob — a Philly detective and a Mayfield, NJ patrolman, respectively — both have hazy recollections of being drugged.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Bailey’s early recollections of scent come from his grandparents.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Twins and Phillies players spent their pregame free time walking among fans, taking photos and sharing memories.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • His family moved from the city to the suburbs for more space, giving Sullivan fond memories of exploring the prairie and woods past their subdivision.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Reminiscences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscences. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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