total recall

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for total recall
Noun
  • And thinking begins not with answers — but with better questions.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • America in 2026 is not Nazi Germany, but events from 88 years ago still overshadow the thinking and anxiety of millions of Jews.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Understanding their perspective can make the story richer without requiring you to surrender your own memory.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Heat triggers shape recovery The technology uses shape-memory polymers (SMPs), materials that can be programmed into a temporary shape and recover their original form when heated.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Her Justice Department interview took place after publication, Gayles noted, and her lack of recollection did not establish that the reporters knowingly published falsehoods or seriously doubted their account.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Later in the morning, his office sent out a personal recollection of the labor leader’s impact on his life.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Sagittarius Moon favors privacy and a chance to let your mind wander.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Walton knows there isn’t a fly’s mind in his computer, but the intersection of biological intelligence and AI still intrigues him.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • In this specific song, produced by Suenala Mikey, the Dominican artist reminiscence about a past love.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His tribute to his home in the Palisades is full of rosy reminiscences and a few woo-woo anecdotes.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • What readers are saying The conversation explores the themes of remembrance and the ways different countries honor their war dead, particularly focusing on the UK's Remembrance Day.
    — Tom Tugendhat, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But for many, the exhibition appeared off-color, especially because the Met Gala next year falls on Yom HaShoah, the day of Holocaust remembrance in Israel.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Total recall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/total%20recall. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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