TOTAL RECALL Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

total recall

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as in hypermnesia

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Recent Examples of total recall Ann-Margret has total recall of the tours, from her first to Vietnam with singer Johnny Rivers in 1966, and then of course with Hope in 1968 on a much bigger scale that went from a guitar and piano to a full orchestra backing them. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026 His seeming total recall of names and dates is generally known, whether relating to history or sports trivia. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026 By capturing moments automatically and persistently, Poketomo echoes long-standing dystopian ideas of total recall, where forgetting is no longer natural, and where the past is always available, searchable, and impossible to fully leave behind. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026 Evidence of his capacity for total recall and my lack of it. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 The total recall amounts to more than 2 million cases of doughnuts, fritters, paczki, eclairs and munchkins. — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025 The fiscal year ending in October 2024 saw 1,908 total recalls, including food and cosmetic products. — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 But 2024’s total recalls so far are lower than last year, which saw just over 2,000 recalls, the highest since 2017. — Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024 With total recall of case law, an LLM could include dozens of cases. — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2024

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Noun

Doing a job little by little — or styling to-do list tasks that way — has been more effective than anticipating it with the all-or-nothing thinking that can make responsibilities feel daunting.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Yet, with a trial in the antitrust case set for March, Ellison has never felt more confident that the deal not only makes sense, but will get completed, according to a person familiar with his thinking, who asked to remain unnamed to speak candidly.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of thinking

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That followed an increase over the summer from $599, which Apple blamed on memory costs.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Why breakfast is linked to memory and grades The American Academy of Pediatrics says children who regularly miss breakfast miss out on benefits tied directly to school performance.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of memory

Noun

Remarkably, after more than a 40-year interval, Tursi was able to track down one of the hostage takers to get his recollections of that fateful day.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
In their latest filing, the prosecutors maintain the teen's recollections of the abuse first surfaced during a high school dream.

— John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of recollection

Noun

On his mind are various ideas for addressing social upheaval.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
While the settlement may put Meta investors' minds at ease for now, while setting a perhaps reassuring precedent for the rest of social media, analysts don't think the Mark Zuckerberg company is completely out of the legal woods.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mind

Noun

Its narrative takes the form of travel writing mixed with other reminiscences and interviews.

— Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Although her image would become an archetype of maternal worry and suffering, Thompson was not referenced by name in Lange’s reminiscences because the photographer never knew her identity.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of reminiscence

Noun

Engaging in quiet acts of remembrance The legal battle involving the vigil organizers did not end there.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Those convicted on Friday were key leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the group responsible for organizing the annual remembrance until 2019.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of remembrance

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