as in remembering
to bring back to mind
two friends reminiscing about those proverbial good old days
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Participants also did better on working memory, or the brain’s ability to hold information for a short time, such as remembering a phone number long enough to dial it.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
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The novel opens with a writer remembering her 16-year-old self during a transformational period in her life in which all her teenage gestures toward autonomy are preemptively smothered by her mother.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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The show is a colorful timeline recalling the center’s greatest hits and quirkiest moments.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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In developing the film, Díaz could relate with the girls’ struggle, recalling her own passion for soccer as a kid.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Reminiscing (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscing%20%28about%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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