REMINISCENCE(S) Synonyms: 13 Similar Words

reminiscences

noun

plural of reminiscence

as in recollections

a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered his reminiscences about the war were painful to hear

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Recent Examples of reminiscences The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Tool’s Danny Carey, and Porcupine Tree’s Gavin Harrison jam with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson with breaks for reminiscences. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Everyone and every place come supplied with a full quota of anecdotes and reminiscences. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 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, 17 Aug. 2026 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 The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 Ah, reminiscences of days working on an oil rig gone by! — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 May 2026 McLarty and Walker shift from depressive introspection to giggling reminiscences. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026

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Noun

Kilmeade still has vivid recollections of his time visiting Ground Zero on the actual day planes crashed into the two World Trade Center towers.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
SiriusXM launched a dedicated Dolly Parton Tribute Channel (105) built around her music and related artists and collaborators, augmented by listener recollections.

— Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of recollections

Noun

As Bohm's trial nears, Thompson has been reliving the memories from that night and the terrible weeks that followed.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Bullock shared her memories of the icon one day after Parton died following a brief battle with cancer at age 80, her representatives confirmed to PEOPLE.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

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