REMINISCING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

reminiscing

verb

present participle of reminisce

as in remembering

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as in ruminating

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Fifty years since one of Colorado's deadliest natural disasters, Colorado State University is remembering the lasting impact of the 1976 Big Thompson Flood and the professor whose expertise helped bring answers to grieving families.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The Miss American Fork organization put out a statement on its Instagram, remembering the young pageant queen.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of remembering

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Carmy is still figuring out his next move, interviewing for an internship at an architecture firm while ruminating on his experience at the Bear.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
The adult animation follows the trials and tribulations of a group of feral British cats from all walks of society, who seek companionship while ruminating on everyday life.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of ruminating

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The Socialist leader replied in his own letter by recalling that Spain had, in solidarity with the EU, taken in migrants who arrived to eastern European nations from Belarus in 2021 and to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in 2023.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The Socialist leader replied in his own letter by recalling that Spain had taken in migrants who arrived at eastern European nations from Belarus in 2021 and at the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in 2023.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of recalling

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Lupoi isn’t a guy who spends his evenings pondering philosophy or splitting atoms.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Blumstein came up with the idea for the OnlyFans account while sitting in a meadow, waiting for marmots to appear and pondering the state of scientific funding for his work.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pondering

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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

Definition of recollecting

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Serlie and colleagues are now studying determinants of weight loss success after bariatric surgery.

— Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Talking of research, Rossignol has done some of his own, studying exactly how far in advance of the keynote Apple announces the date.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of studying

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Just a few years ago, finance leaders were still debating whether AI belonged in the finance function.

— Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
While Congress continues debating whether to make daylight saving time permanent or end seasonal clock changes altogether, no change has become law.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of debating

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Also, what would happen to the College Sports Commission, the main NIL enforcement arm that spends the bulk of its time analyzing third-party NIL deals that would be greatly reduced under this arrangement?

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Artificial intelligence is also anticipated to assist pilots by rapidly analyzing battlefield information, prioritizing threats, and coordinating missions with unmanned aircraft.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

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