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as in remembering
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as in ruminating
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscing
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The former mayor said Jackson's visits to Atlanta were not always political, remembering a moment that showed Jackson's pastoral side.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Hollywood is remembering icon Robert Duvall.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Instead of ruminating in your head, Burns suggests writing things down so your mind can unwind.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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Slone has a much softer and more plaintive voice and, judging from his finely wrought songs, a tendency to contend with heartbreak not by going out and raging but by staying in and ruminating.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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Claiborne echoed that sentiment, recalling how Schlittler earned multiple promotions and burst onto the major league scene last season after making the most of his first big league camp.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Seven years ago, Williams was sitting in his bed in his New York studio apartment, eating pizza out of the box and pondering where to take his career.—
Tara Larson,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Authorities spent nearly two weeks combing the southern Arizona landscape, sorting through doorbell footage, pondering what could have happened to the mother of three.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Back at the Squawk, Joyce, Robin, and Will are recollecting themselves after the power surge and Will’s voyage into the Demogorgon.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
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Vetting will include more background and criminal checks, an immigration status review and potentially recollecting biometrics data, like fingerprints and photos.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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At the time of his death, he was focused on studying comets and astroids that could pose a hazard to Earth.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hassan Herzallah is a Palestinian storyteller, writer, and translator based in Gaza, currently in his fourth year studying English translation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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The union is actively in talks with city staff as of Thursday and is debating a recent offer.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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The announcement was made Wednesday at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, where leading tech executives, government officials and AI researchers are debating how to use AI to solve real-world problems.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Authorities are still analyzing DNA found at the Guthrie residence.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Statisticians are responsible for designing and analyzing studies to make use of limited data.—
Zachary del Rosario,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Reminiscing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscing. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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