reminiscing (about)

verb

present participle of reminisce (about)
as in remembering
to bring back to mind two friends reminiscing about those proverbial good old days

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  1. remembering
  2. recalling
Verb
  • That's worth remembering the next time someone suggests online privacy is only a concern for younger people.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The tribute served as both a peace walk and vigil, as attendees called for an end to gun violence while remembering Delgado and calling for accountability as police continue to investigate.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of remembering
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  • How could living without symptoms — the vexing troubles with concentration, word finding, recalling new facts, the loss of a mental map — be an experience of something?
    — Jason Karlawish, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Indeed, the 18th century looks very scrubbed and pretty here, Cathal Watters’ handsome widescreen cinematography at times recalling the more idealizing 19th-century landscape painters.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of recalling
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“Reminiscing (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscing%20%28about%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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