REMINISCES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

reminisces

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present tense third-person singular of reminisce

as in remembers

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In contrast, Karmy-Jones said Brand remembers very little of the women and manipulated his account after reading the prosecution’s case.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
Abbott remembers being assigned East of Eden during high school, where many readers first discover the great American writer’s work.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026

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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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Alongside church traditions, the album recalls Terry Riley’s minimalism, in which the repetition of musical patterns produces a kind of hypnotic stasis.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Device for Exhaling the Tremor (2025), a large sculpture by Celeste Martinez Abburra, explicitly recalls the stainless steel and glass beakers of a chemistry laboratory.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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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

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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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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
Co-star Tom Blyth will surely hold his own in Michael Arden’s production of a play that debates whether the rule of law in a democracy can fully protect us from a dangerous world.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of debates

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Its bot ingests and analyzes the data from a patient's bloodwork, then makes recommendations (for follow-up testing, medications, etc), then that is all reviewed by a human physician.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026
That has had a chilling effect on immigrant communities living in the state according to Gabriela Ramirez-Perez, the immigration and economic security policy analyst with the Oklahoma Policy Institute, a think tank that analyzes state policy.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

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