as in memories
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
I have no recollection of ever saying that
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Recent Examples of recollections
But others do have recollections.
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Preston Jones Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Pansy contradicts Chantelle’s recollections of being close to their mum.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
But a lot of our characters are a few generations out from the actual conflict, and their recollections of how things were are shifting.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Both images suggest latent recollections from childhood, hazily called back up.
—M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Telling his own story through his writings, the recollections of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Though his time with his father ended at an age when memories are hazy for most, Sean’s recollections are unusually vivid.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Much of the movie takes place in the present, but there are brief trips back to the early days via the recollections of Van Zandt, Tallent, Weinberg, and Bittan.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
After nearly two decades, recollections may indeed vary.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
Preston Jones Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Pansy contradicts Chantelle’s recollections of being close to their mum.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
But a lot of our characters are a few generations out from the actual conflict, and their recollections of how things were are shifting.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Both images suggest latent recollections from childhood, hazily called back up.
—M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
Telling his own story through his writings, the recollections of those closest to him, and the lens of his uncompromising work, the film is a reintroduction of a pivotal Black artist to a new generation.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Though his time with his father ended at an age when memories are hazy for most, Sean’s recollections are unusually vivid.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Much of the movie takes place in the present, but there are brief trips back to the early days via the recollections of Van Zandt, Tallent, Weinberg, and Bittan.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
After nearly two decades, recollections may indeed vary.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Recollections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollections. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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