reminisces

verb

present tense third-person singular of reminisce
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as in remembers

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as in ruminates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminisces
  1. remembers
  2. ruminates
  3. recalls
  4. ponders
  5. contemplates
  6. debates
  7. analyzes
  8. meditates
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  • But War suddenly remembers that Johnny is supposed to be a mole of some consequence.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • This was the call Hunter Armistead, Pattern’s CEO, remembers getting from his head engineer when the turbines came online for the very first time.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of remembers
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  • The most tonally bizarre Apes movie ruminates on that question with a mixture of money-saving light comedy and mic-drop grimness.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As such, the work ruminates on the gendered impact of the violence of war and the absence of the voices of women and children, ironically the most affected groups, in global strife.
    — Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026
Definition of ruminates
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  • Alongside church traditions, the album recalls Terry Riley’s minimalism, in which the repetition of musical patterns produces a kind of hypnotic stasis.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Device for Exhaling the Tremor (2025), a large sculpture by Celeste Martinez Abburra, explicitly recalls the stainless steel and glass beakers of a chemistry laboratory.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of recalls
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  • As is often the case in both real life and the movies, this modern millennial lady ponders this very question all the time.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Nacua, who expects to play against the 49ers as the NFL ponders a potential suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, returned to practice last week.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ponders
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  • Article 39 also contemplates an Accountability and Care Committee that helps to develop injury-surveillance systems and conducts investigations.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The letter of intent contemplates a PIPE (private investment in public equity) financing of $75 million, subject to upsize.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of contemplates
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  • But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Co-star Tom Blyth will surely hold his own in Michael Arden’s production of a play that debates whether the rule of law in a democracy can fully protect us from a dangerous world.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of debates
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  • The report analyzes publicly available FBI and immigration arrest data and does not include details of whether charges were dropped or if people served any time in jail or prison.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The free service analyzes political fundraising texts and attempts to identify the committee behind them.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of analyzes
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  • Throughout, Kwon also meditates on memories of and nostalgia for the experience of growing up as a child of Asian immigrants in the United States.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Sanam Sheriff meditates on trans poetics and the failure of language.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of meditates
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“Reminisces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminisces. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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