as in suggestive
provoking a memory or mental association
a sparkling winter day that was oddly reminiscent of summer in its cheering sunniness
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Recent Examples of reminiscent
The attack was reminiscent of a drunken 2003 New Year’s Eve clash at a Staten Island firehouse that led to a firefighter being repeatedly struck with a chair and hospitalized, and a half-dozen firefighters and their superiors being suspended and reassigned for drinking on the job.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Even Cruz's connection to the case is reminiscent of how Kohberger stalked his victims repeatedly before the murders.
—Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
This would force wrestling fans to choose which major event to watch live, a scenario reminiscent of the famous Monday Night Wars of the 1990s.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
On Sundays, Perez sees them with visitors outside, the scene reminiscent to her of families enjoying a carefree day at the park.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Even Cruz's connection to the case is reminiscent of how Kohberger stalked his victims repeatedly before the murders.
—Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
This would force wrestling fans to choose which major event to watch live, a scenario reminiscent of the famous Monday Night Wars of the 1990s.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
On Sundays, Perez sees them with visitors outside, the scene reminiscent to her of families enjoying a carefree day at the park.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscent
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There can be findings that are suggestive of amyloidosis.2 Nuclear Imaging Nuclear scintigraphy is a type of nuclear imaging that is the mainstay diagnostic tool for ATTR-CM.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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Plenty of flesh and suggestive looks are seen as guests eye both the wildlife and their guides.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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My clothes were too bright, too revealing, too downright American and my upbringing had not prepared me for life inside the orbit of British aristocracy.—
Alisha Fernandez Miranda,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Claire Huie’s interview with Robert Springsteen back in 2009 is very revealing.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
3 Aug. 2025
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The floral elements featured a slight asymmetric line, with full white petals creating a prominent statement element on the look, evocative of summertime botanicals.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Allusions to myths, fables, and riffs on common idioms abound, many of them evocative and quite funny.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Reminiscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscent. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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