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

By focusing on changing immutable elements through mind power alone, the manifestation practices of Byrne and Nafousi—which promote aligning visualization with action—entered the world of magical thinking.

— Daisy Schofield, Allure, 13 July 2026
Serious thinking comes so naturally to Arendt that her letters veer into philosophy; McCarthy responds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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In some diseases such as frontal lobe dementia, which damages executive function instead of memory, tangles can accumulate without the presence of amyloid.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Further inside, a fragment of a gate has a for-sale sign, candles, guayaberas and two colorful chairs — like memories from a grandfather’s house.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of memory

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To Washington’s recollection, Arraez would show up ready to work one morning in Scottsdale, then wouldn’t be available the next morning.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Raphael has recreated the piece based, in part, on his recollections of seeing it over 40 years ago.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Definition of recollection

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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
Aiding him in all this robust reminiscence is his co-producer on all the tracks and co-writer on about half of them, Andrew Watt, classic rock’s biggest modern cheerleader.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026

Definition of reminiscence

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The highlight of both evenings was the Bon Odori dance of joy and remembrance, with festivalgoers joining the dancers dressed in traditional costume.

— Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
Caught between two opposing cultures, drawing on a cache of letters, documents, and remembrances, Ferrer meticulously recounts the travails of one migrant family and a punitive legal system that dogged them, skewering ideals of equity and fairness.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of remembrance

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