REMINISCING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

reminiscing

verb

present participle of reminisce

as in remembering

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as in ruminating

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Isabel’s journey is one of awakening and remembering the past, seeing it and hearing it.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Perhaps the most difficult part would be remembering to remove the propane burner and re-seat after folding/unfolding.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of remembering

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Carmy is still figuring out his next move, interviewing for an internship at an architecture firm while ruminating on his experience at the Bear.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
The adult animation follows the trials and tribulations of a group of feral British cats from all walks of society, who seek companionship while ruminating on everyday life.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of ruminating

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But Moores would express misery in recalling ballpark-construction hassles and MLB politics that frustrated his advocacy of small-market clubs and game-day affordability.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
His experiences and observations informed his 2009 memoir, Of Kings and Queens and Movie Stars, a collection of stories recalling encounters with the likes of Cary Grant, Steve McQueen and Omar Sharif.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of recalling

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Instead, the fast-casual restaurant chain's CEO and co-founder woke up pondering the country's ongoing cyclospora outbreak.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
One lucky Maryland resident might be pondering that after becoming the state's third $1 million winner in the past two weeks.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pondering

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Continually surrounded by well-wishers during an hour of socializing before a formal program of speakers and videos recollecting his career, Lubelfeld listened to what others had to say before speaking himself.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of recollecting

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Greyson said nearly five decades of studying near-death experiences has convinced him there is probably something after death.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
After studying hospitality in Switzerland and working in New York with chef Daniel Boulud, Kfoury returned to Lebanon, only to live through another war in 2006.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of studying

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Markovic is a deputy principal investigator for one of the teams tasked with analyzing the barrage of data (enough to fill up the storage on about 40,000 laptops over Roman’s five-year mission).

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Researchers often study natural processes by modeling them as computations and analyzing them mathematically.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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