as in suggestive
provoking a memory or mental association
a sparkling winter day that was oddly reminiscent of summer in its cheering sunniness
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Recent Examples of reminiscent
Days after Luckey’s warning, Google co-founder Larry Page was revealed to have decamped to Florida, in a move highly reminiscent of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ own departure from Washington state in 2023.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Interiors seize curiously but victoriously on an Old-World Africa theme, with gold, walnut, and berry shades; glowing lanterns; and dark polished floors reminiscent of the continent’s luxury lodges.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
The issue is reminiscent of Milwaukee Public Schools' own problems with financial audit deadlines, which led to the resignation of former Superintendent Keith Posley and other top officials as the state withheld millions in state aid until reports were completed.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Only Oregon, fifth in the talent composite, brings a roster into the College Football Playoff semifinals that is reminiscent of the blue-chip-laden squads that have dominated the sport.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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The agents’ demand that Good exit her vehicle is suggestive of an intent to take her into custody.—
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At the same time, there is no denying that Rodriguez’s 23-page complaint filed December 25 is full of potentially damning text message screen grabs, remarks about oral sex and other suggestive conversation from an allegedly predatory Perry.—
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Roxana is particularly ill-served, a spicy Latina stereotype in ever more revealing clothing as the season goes on.—
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While new limitations have since been placed on Grok’s capabilities on X, NBC News reported on January 9 that the AI model is still complying with requests on Grok’s stand-alone app and website to put nonconsenting individuals in more revealing clothing or sexualized contexts.—
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These evocative, volcanic islands, cast adrift off the northeast coast of Sicily, remain salted, fresh, and gloriously disheveled.—
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Nas sounds hungry again, his dense, circular writing a tangle of flashbacks and evocative images of preachers rebuking demons and Yoda smoking blunts.—
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“Reminiscent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminiscent. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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