1
as in recollection
the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced
a photographic memory makes taking tests entirely too easy
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as in memorial
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
I have only the vaguest memory of the family vacation we took the year I turned three
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Recent Examples of memory
At the 5th hole, a 447-yard par 4, the 29-time PGA Tour winner had one of his worst performances in recent memory.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
And of course everything comes along with the memories and the fears, the historic fears and the expressions of antisemitism spreading across the world.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
But the memory appeared to stick with Tonsley residents and a staggering 95% of over 900 replies to the council survey rejected its plans to prepare the land for sale.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Pictures, video and memories of the South Florida storm.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
And of course everything comes along with the memories and the fears, the historic fears and the expressions of antisemitism spreading across the world.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
But the memory appeared to stick with Tonsley residents and a staggering 95% of over 900 replies to the council survey rejected its plans to prepare the land for sale.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Pictures, video and memories of the South Florida storm.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for memory
recollection
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Carter’s recollection of how much Dunne wanted to be on television, and how much John Dunne hated his brother’s fame once Dominick came back from failure and addiction to achieve fame as a writer, is fascinating.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Indeed, when the Thirteenth Doctor meets the Fugitive Doctor for the first time, both are confused because neither has any recollection of the other.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 May 2025
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“Memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memory. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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