reminisced

verb

past tense of reminisce
1
as in remembered

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2
as in pondered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reminisced
  1. remembered
  2. pondered
  3. recalled
  4. ruminated
  5. recollected
  6. studied
  7. analyzed
  8. deliberated
Verb
  • The same fear resurfaced, smaller and less remembered, when the printing press began moving knowledge out of memory and onto the page.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Jeff Bezos' Dolly Parton Instagram post draws criticism Bezos remembered Parton in an Instagram post alongside a throwback photo of the pair from 2022, when the Amazon founder presented her with the Bezos Courage and Civility Award.
    — sameen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of remembered
Verb
  • In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
Definition of pondered
Verb
  • The bystander recalled everyone around her jumping into action.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Ternus, the colleague recalled, would spend about an hour in the morning reimagining a product with computer software, then walk into the in-house machine shop and fabricate the part himself on a mill or lathe.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of recalled
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  • The actor’s outfit was adapted from Ackermann’s Fall-Winter 2026 ready-to-wear collection, which ruminated on the language of desire and seduction, and the magnetism of opposites.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Shanahan ruminated on that topic in his news conference following the 49ers 48-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts Monday.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of ruminated
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  • Homer’s poem never depicts the horse and the sacking of Troy in direct action; the city’s fall is recollected only in the form of stories that glorify Greece’s soldiers.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • Through its characters, the book stages an argument about the virtues of various types of maps—those that are measured, those that are recollected, those that are dreamed.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of recollected
Verb
  • This is true for ALE too, which academic researchers have studied extensively in an attempt to improve processes or address its low throughput.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have studied 72 young, sun-like stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of studied
Verb
  • Mosquito traps have now been installed at the airport, Fraport said, adding that the mosquitos captured will be genetically analyzed by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium, to determine their species and origin.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • However, The Next Web analyzed the upcoming phase of tariffs and noted that the Commerce Department submitted a report on July 1 that would determine if the data center exemption would survive.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzed
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  • The jury deliberated for 3 hours after a weekslong trial in Las Vegas.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The jury deliberated for roughly three hours after a weeks-long trial in Las Vegas.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliberated
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“Reminisced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminisced. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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