reminisces

verb

present tense third-person singular of reminisce
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as in remembers

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as in ruminates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminisces
  1. remembers
  2. ruminates
  3. recalls
  4. ponders
  5. contemplates
  6. debates
  7. analyzes
  8. meditates
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  • The stains, her mother remembers, were caused by chocolate syrup from a chocolate fountain, strawberries, tequila, catered Mexican food from their favorite restaurant — all from the wedding reception.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Kalinowski also vividly remembers the first of Reid Williams’ interceptions this season.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of remembers
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  • The most tonally bizarre Apes movie ruminates on that question with a mixture of money-saving light comedy and mic-drop grimness.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As such, the work ruminates on the gendered impact of the violence of war and the absence of the voices of women and children, ironically the most affected groups, in global strife.
    — Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026
Definition of ruminates
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  • In the opening pages of his book, How to Save the Media, McKenzie recalls drinking whiskey at the Chelsea Hotel alongside former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, who now publishes the popular Fresh Hell newsletter on Substack.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Sharon Horgan recalls writing the Youth ending and how a UTI saved it.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of recalls
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  • As is often the case in both real life and the movies, this modern millennial lady ponders this very question all the time.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Nacua, who expects to play against the 49ers as the NFL ponders a potential suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, returned to practice last week.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ponders
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  • Article 39 also contemplates an Accountability and Care Committee that helps to develop injury-surveillance systems and conducts investigations.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The letter of intent contemplates a PIPE (private investment in public equity) financing of $75 million, subject to upsize.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of contemplates
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  • On the stream, Piker is live-reacting to a YouTube video from the popular channel Jubilee, in which a Black conservative debates a Black liberal.
    — Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of debates
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  • The new method, developed by researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology (IDMT) and Pan Acoustics GmbH, analyzes the tiny vibrations produced when raindrops strike solar panels.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Extraordinary Conservation of the Last Judgment, which also analyzes a hidden self-portrait Michelangelo painted on a strip of cloth worn by a figure representing death.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of analyzes
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  • Throughout, Kwon also meditates on memories of and nostalgia for the experience of growing up as a child of Asian immigrants in the United States.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Sanam Sheriff meditates on trans poetics and the failure of language.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of meditates
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