memory lane
noun
: an imaginary path through the nostalgically remembered past
—usually used in such phrases as a walk down memory lane
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For Holgate and Borrelli-Persson, the occasion also marks their 25th anniversary working at Vogue and Condé Nast, respectively, turning their conversation into a walk down memory lane.
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
Blue Bloods airs its finale tonight on CBS, and to celebrate 14 seasons, the cast of the police procedural — including Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, and Donnie Wahlberg — are taking a trip down memory lane.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
With deadly challenges pulled from the series and more new games inspired by classic childhood activities, each round is a dark trip down memory lane.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
But the path down memory lane is twisted, and while trying to debunk the many laudatory myths that have grown up around him, Fife’s deteriorating mind just ends up creating more, a contradiction that Schrader conveys with a whole armory of experimental visual flourishes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
Blue Bloods airs its finale tonight on CBS, and to celebrate 14 seasons, the cast of the police procedural — including Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, and Donnie Wahlberg — are taking a trip down memory lane.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
With deadly challenges pulled from the series and more new games inspired by classic childhood activities, each round is a dark trip down memory lane.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
But the path down memory lane is twisted, and while trying to debunk the many laudatory myths that have grown up around him, Fife’s deteriorating mind just ends up creating more, a contradiction that Schrader conveys with a whole armory of experimental visual flourishes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Memory lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memory%20lane. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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