as in memorial
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event the peach tree in our front yard is a living reminder of my late grandfather, who owned an orchard

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Recent Examples of reminder Black female founders receive less than 1 percent of all venture capital funding—a sobering reminder of the structural barriers that persist. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 12 Apr. 2025 As a reminder, yields (rates) move in the opposite direction from prices. Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025 But recent days have been a reminder that Beijing has leverage of its own beyond traditional goods. Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025 Josh Duhamel has a daily reminder to stay fit: his one-year-old son, Shepherd. Eileen Finan, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reminder
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Noun
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates are reversing course on the removal of a Roberto Clemente memorial after the family of the late Major League Baseball legend slammed the team in an open letter over the weekend.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In Kryvyi Rih on Monday, an air raid alert interrupted a planned memorial — a reminder of the continuing threat for civilians.
    Yehor Konovalov and Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • Purchases of food, drink, lanterns to launch on the lake and souvenirs require Wildbucks, scrip that can be bought on the grounds.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The beautiful bookshop boasts fiction and contemporary non-fiction but its speciality is really in higher-end fine art books (that would make for great Parisian souvenirs).
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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  • Coogler and his co-screenwriter Joe Robert Cole opted not to recast Boseman's role as Wakanda's King T'Challa, and instead reworked the script to address his death and pay tribute to the performer.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • After Trachtenberg's death, many of her former costars paid tribute to her career in Hollywood, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, who starred with her on Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the early 2000s.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Reminder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reminder. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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