reminder
Americannoun
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reminders
plural
noun
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something that recalls the past
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a note to remind a person of something not done
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of reminder
Explanation
A reminder helps you remember something. If you write "don't forget lunch" on your arm every morning, it means you need a reminder to grab your brown paper bag on your way out the door. A reminder helps you remember, whether it's an appointment, an acquaintance's name, or a grocery list. You can give yourself a reminder, or write one to another person who's prone to forgetting details. The word's been around since the 1650s, and it came from remind, which originally meant "to remember." Later, remind came to mean "to make someone remember," or "to put someone in mind of something."
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Still, the IRS’s announcement on Thursday is a reminder of the far-reaching impact that’s come from higher energy costs in America’s standoff with Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Cemeteries also provide a necessary reminder to us living of the four last things: death, judgment, heaven and hell, which are too often obscured, especially when the dead are dislocated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Gen Z and Gen Alpha deserve a glimmer of it, a reminder that they can lib out even harder as they inherit the earth.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
More than two centuries later, the orchestra continues to be a potent reminder of power to the people, a community of exquisitely trained artists marching to a beat, staying in tune and on message.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
I winced at the reminder that most of this was my fault.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
But they’ve gotten plenty of reminders of how costly those mistakes can be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
But there are also reminders of persistent segregationist policies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Armed with calendar reminders and viral hacks, they are constantly hunting for ways to milk points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Villa supporters provided constant reminders to the travelling fans of their side being "cheats", and the vitriol faced following the guilty verdict of the financial charges may be beginning to weigh on the players' minds.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
They were reminders of a beloved season that had once again passed too quickly.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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