Thesaurus results for RECOLLECTIONS

recollections

noun

plural of recollection

as in memories

a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered I have no recollection of ever saying that

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Recent Examples of recollections The same is true of the recollections shared by Roger Castillo and David Pressman, friends going back to Perry’s earliest days struggling as an actor in Hollywood. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 In one of the film’s pivotal sequences, Fielder stages a reenactment, based on his recollections, of a meeting with Evans, Holmes, Oppenheim and two A24 executives. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 The corresponding figures for 2025 were 23 percent and 21 percent, based on respondents’ recollections rather than a separate survey conducted last year. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 Through tears, Coroner Ainslie Kirkegaard thanked Jayde for her recollections. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 But no other moments in the show cut as close to the bone as the recollections of Crystal’s longtime best friend, Rob Reiner. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 One of his earliest recollections of Michael is asking him for Starbursts — specifically the pink and red ones, his favorite flavors. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 The anecdote offered a glimpse into Pollak's recollections of Torn's off-camera behavior. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Someone who regularly walks through the same area may remember its condition earlier in the week, although recollections can differ. — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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memories

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The song develops into a slow-burn, lighters-up jam, its long, unhurried coda like getting lost in a sea of echoing, overlapping memories.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
That’s not because Crystal soft-pedals the emotional horror of returning to your home to find charred remains after watching, helpless, as flames took the locus of all your best memories.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

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