reminiscing

present participle of reminisce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscing
Verb
  • Family and friends are remembering Kalena Abelmann after the teen was involved in a single-vehicle collision on the Pali Highway in Oahu on Thursday, June 18.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • The parents of the teen killed in the horse carriage crash in Central Park are remembering their son as rides resume a week after the tragedy.
    Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Shaboozey, who cites Pink Floyd’s surreal The Wall as one of his favorite albums and movies, had been ruminating on the idea for more than a decade.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
  • Marin directed some of his ire at Esalen, the epicenter of the Human Potential Movement and the playground, its critics scoffed, of those privileged enough to spend their days ruminating over the self.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The instance allegedly occurred after a group of male models was invited to the contestants' temporary apartment in Italy, with Sullivan recalling that large amounts of alcohol were consumed at the small party inside the dwelling.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
  • More than 30 years later, Mattox still beamed with pride when recalling his first harness racing win, around 1992.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Any larger Hollywood studio would have likely insisted on a grander finale, but The Death of Robin Hood, produced by A24, left me pondering the foolishness of my need for such a denouement.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • That’s in addition to problems like data drift, bias in training data, black swan events, and other things that the panelists touched on in pondering the challenges of instituting these systems in a highly regulated industry.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Continually surrounded by well-wishers during an hour of socializing before a formal program of speakers and videos recollecting his career, Lubelfeld listened to what others had to say before speaking himself.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That led to the Identity Project, a multiyear effort in which Bloomfield High School students spent the year studying the Holocaust and genocide.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
  • González developed her classic yet defiantly modern approach while studying at the University of Seville, where Spanish masters such as Diego Velázquez and Francisco de Zurbarán painted in the naturalist Baroque tradition.
    Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Companies routinely spend years debating acquisitions, factory investments, and technology platforms.
    Phil Lodico, Fortune, 20 June 2026
  • Americans are debating whether love requires affirmation or honesty.
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The researchers evaluated how GLP-1 weight-loss drugs impact reproductive hormones and metabolic outcomes, analyzing data of men between the ages of 18 and 65 who were taking one of the medications, according to a press release.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
  • BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
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“Reminiscing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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