Thesaurus results for REMINISCENT

reminiscent

adjective

ˌre-mə-ˈni-sᵊnt

Definition of reminiscent

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 News of the letters comes just three weeks before election day and is reminiscent of a similar threat in 2023, when election offices in six states received mailings that contained a white powder. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Reynolds modeled Mai on ancient Roman senators and military leaders, dressing him in robes reminiscent of Tahitian tapa cloth but with a Roman flair. — Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 The look was also reminiscent of the understated elegance of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Conor’s late aunt by marriage. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 The shoes’ low-profile, no-frills silhouette is reminiscent of far pricier brands on the market (cough, cough, The Row). — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reminiscent

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The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggestive

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In less than two minutes during a standard postgame interview, Cooley offered a rare and revealing glimpse into the psychology behind peak athletic performance and how the best athletes in the world operate between the ears.

— Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The polling divide One of the most revealing findings in the new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll isn’t just who’s ahead in Georgia’s biggest races.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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The wood is dark, evocative of the traditional First Period architecture of the early colonies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
But many of the film’s most evocative images, often involving groups of soldiers, handsome and glistening and in varying stages of undress, remain just that — images without a strong connection to the larger storytelling.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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