1
as in memory
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
his reminiscences about the war were painful to hear
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as in recollection
the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced
we wondered whether she could trust her reminiscence of events that happened so long ago
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Recent Examples of reminiscence
Even before Lucky has his first flashback to lovelier days, Catlett has been carrying the weight and bittersweet power of reminiscence in his visage.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
There’s a late-harvest glint to the guitar here, distinctly offset by a roadhouse stomp, punctuating Snoop’s poignant reminiscences.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
Above all, Larraín, as if irresistibly drawn to celebrity—which is to say, channelling what’s least substantial in the two previous films in the trilogy—centers those reminiscences on Maria’s relationship with Onassis (played by Haluk Bilginer).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The reminiscence, complete with florid flashbacks, will become important later, but the movie’s narrative engine doesn’t start humming until Martha returns to her gorgeous Manhattan apartment and the two women try to resume their old rapport.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
There’s a late-harvest glint to the guitar here, distinctly offset by a roadhouse stomp, punctuating Snoop’s poignant reminiscences.
—Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
Above all, Larraín, as if irresistibly drawn to celebrity—which is to say, channelling what’s least substantial in the two previous films in the trilogy—centers those reminiscences on Maria’s relationship with Onassis (played by Haluk Bilginer).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The reminiscence, complete with florid flashbacks, will become important later, but the movie’s narrative engine doesn’t start humming until Martha returns to her gorgeous Manhattan apartment and the two women try to resume their old rapport.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Reminiscence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscence. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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