as in recollections
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
I have only the vaguest memory of the family vacation we took the year I turned three
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Recent Examples of memories
Gene Hackman leaves a lot of memories for us movie-goers.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
Stop stressing about running out of space or losing access to your digital memories.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
Are each of these rooms some instance of her life playing out in a dark and twisted fashion, her and Mark’s memories forming the little vignettes her myriad innies experience?
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Mark is reintegrating, merging the memories of his innie and his outie.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
But can those memories coexist?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Re-prosecuting old cases can be challenging, because witnesses’ memories fade and physical evidence may decay or be lost altogether with the passage of time.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Because at the end of the day, the best travel memories should come from the destination—not from aching feet.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
While the thieves are not galloping away on horseback, the crime sprees evoke memories of the notorious train robberies from the Old West.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
Scott Simon, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
Stop stressing about running out of space or losing access to your digital memories.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
Are each of these rooms some instance of her life playing out in a dark and twisted fashion, her and Mark’s memories forming the little vignettes her myriad innies experience?
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Mark is reintegrating, merging the memories of his innie and his outie.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
But can those memories coexist?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Re-prosecuting old cases can be challenging, because witnesses’ memories fade and physical evidence may decay or be lost altogether with the passage of time.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Because at the end of the day, the best travel memories should come from the destination—not from aching feet.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
While the thieves are not galloping away on horseback, the crime sprees evoke memories of the notorious train robberies from the Old West.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Memories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memories. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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