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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Iran had been central to Biden’s thinking about the Middle East, several top advisers said.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Based on my experience leading enterprise technology strategy in the restaurant, retail and hospitality sectors, four areas stand out in which executive thinking needs to catch up with the actual deployment cost structure.

— Amir Hudda, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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These recollections are fond, but tinged with the knowledge of all that would soon change; even the name of his city is no longer the same.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Many people’s recollections of the 2010 World Cup will be the official anthem Waka Waka, the incessant sound of the vuvuzela, and of Paul the Octopus correctly predicting match outcomes.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of recollection

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Over 2,600 donors contributed to the effort, and many of those benefactors flooded the comment section of the GoFundMe to share warm reminiscences and encouraging words for Finch.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
Ironically, this reminiscence preceded my viewing of Remarkably Bright Creatures, the recent Netflix release that seeks to inaugurate a new, regrettable phase in Field’s five-decade-long movie career.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026

Definition of reminiscence

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The archdiocese’s memorial beautifully affirms that those lost to suicide are worthy of remembrance, dignity and love.

— Geri McGinn Kerger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
The group, which claims that white South African farmers are victims of racial discrimination and violence, is fundraising to place 3,000 white crosses on the National Mall in remembrance of attacks on South African farmers.

— Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

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