reminisces (about)

verb

present tense third-person singular of reminisce (about)
as in remembers
to bring back to mind two friends reminiscing about those proverbial good old days

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminisces (about)
  1. remembers
  2. recalls
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  • Still, if Curl doesn’t make a clutch diving grab as the ball nosedived toward the grass, that’s merely an incomplete pass that no one remembers.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Thompson remembers going into the valley with his father while the dam was under construction.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of remembers
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  • As her wedding quickly approached, Natalie recalls being excited but also emotional at wearing the dress in front of her grandmother.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The impact of food recalls The FDA issued 26 food recall notices in August, and 94% of Americans say the frequency of recalls concerns them.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of recalls
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“Reminisces (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminisces%20%28about%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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