as in suggestive
provoking a memory or mental association
a sparkling winter day that was oddly reminiscent of summer in its cheering sunniness
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Recent Examples of reminiscent
Guests were invited to a private cocktail then transported to an office building next to Gare du Nord, where the brand had built an impressive set reminiscent of a bustling arrivals lounge for womenswear artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière‘s fall collection.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Pella has an atmosphere reminiscent of the Netherlands with its unique Dutch-style architecture, the beautiful Tulip Time Festival and enormous Dutch windmills.
—Food Drink Life, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Certain curved bumpers shift the tape one way, making the data stored in distant decimal places more significant in a way reminiscent of chaotic systems, while oppositely curved bumpers do the reverse.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
In sections of the camp – and the same can be said of Jenin and Tulkarem camps – the destruction is reminiscent of what the Israeli military has wrought on the Gaza Strip.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Pella has an atmosphere reminiscent of the Netherlands with its unique Dutch-style architecture, the beautiful Tulip Time Festival and enormous Dutch windmills.
—Food Drink Life, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Certain curved bumpers shift the tape one way, making the data stored in distant decimal places more significant in a way reminiscent of chaotic systems, while oppositely curved bumpers do the reverse.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
In sections of the camp – and the same can be said of Jenin and Tulkarem camps – the destruction is reminiscent of what the Israeli military has wrought on the Gaza Strip.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminiscent
Adjective
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Its Monday grosses topped its Saturday receipts — unusual for any film and suggestive of the idea that the release is gaining strength.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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The results were suggestive but silly—streetwear for Wallace and Gromit.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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What's even more revealing is how this parallels the consumer payment evolution.—
Sunil Rajasekar,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps what’s most revealing is that communities like the one Tenzen is a part of still exist and do so without many of the same modern comforts we as a society have become bound by.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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There's lots to like in Top Chef: Seattle — an evocative setting, novel challenges, the frustrating enigma that is John Tesar — but its attempts to freshen up the franchise mostly fall flat.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Told in short, powerful chapters that are always in the present tense, Walger shares evocative details about her dad, a charismatic rogue who, among his exploits, took up skydiving in his late 50s.—
Erik Pedersen,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Reminiscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscent. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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