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reminder

American  
[ri-mahyn-der] / rɪˈmaɪn dər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that serves to remind.

Etymology

Origin of reminder

First recorded in 1645–55; remind + -er 1

Example Sentences

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History is a useful reminder that a royal scandal is a convenient tool for an unpopular and beleaguered political class, a mistrusted army of newspaper hacks, and a disgruntled public, desperate for a plausible villain.

From The Wall Street Journal

The proceedings were "a reminder that those in power are not above the law", he said.

From BBC

That Ellis Park sign is a reminder to travelling teams of the weak oxygen mix swirling around them.

From BBC

An hour's drive from Yelets, in the regional capital Lipetsk, I see more reminders of the war: more military posters, more shelters.

From BBC

Sometimes these big royal occasions can be restorative, a reminder of what the Royal Family does well.

From BBC

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