reminisces

verb

present tense third-person singular of reminisce
1
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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  • Angelo Jones’ sister remembers her brother as a protective and funny father of four.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • That’s what the son of a police officer remembers doing as a preteen boy.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of remembers
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  • 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
  • Delery ruminates on her wastrel youth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of ruminates
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  • Deb Giller recalls his final moments with Senior Investigative Reporter Jennifer Mayerle.
    — Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Food safety experts say that the accumulation of outbreaks this summer is striking but that tracking the number of outbreaks — or recalls, for that matter — isn’t the best way to capture the risk from foodborne pathogens.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of recalls
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  • Vieira ponders the dilemma from his own perspective as a coach, having had spells in charge at New York City, Nice, Crystal Palace, Strasbourg and Genoa.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • As coach John Hynes ponders his Game 1 starter, the recent numbers will show that Wallstedt has allowed a total of four goals in his final two regular-season starts, while veteran Filip Gustavsson has been touched for 10 in the same span.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of ponders
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  • One modification contemplates allowing schools to pay more money to athletes.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As humanity contemplates the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, Sulej says the story of the Mastodonsaurus offers some hope.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of contemplates
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  • Nvidia is heading up a new alliance of tech industry giants focused on keeping open-source AI models secure as Washington debates how and whether to restrict them.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 July 2026
  • The ’Obsession’ And ’Backrooms’ Lesson While Hollywood debates the merger, two films arrived that reframed what’s possible.
    — Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of debates
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  • Legal representation in fiscal year 2026 immigration court proceedings is at the lowest level since 2010, according to Austin Kocher, a research professor at Syracuse University who analyzes immigration data.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The report, released on July 29, analyzes 52 weeks of customer moves from July 2025 through June 2026, according to U-Haul.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzes
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  • Francis Ford Coppola meditates on the question of who is watching the watchmen in The Conversation, a neo-noir mystery thriller about the human side of surveillance.
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
  • At other times, the music meditates on an image — there’s a tribute to Sylvia Plath, another famous McLean patient — that’s beautiful on its own but dramatically inert.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2026
Definition of meditates
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