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
Other Word Forms
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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"This case should serve as a reminder that illegal gold panning is not permitted on NRW-managed land and those who ignore the rules may face prosecution."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s a reminder of the company’s responsibility in stewarding one of the country’s longest running Spanish-language newspapers, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Gober said the case is a reminder of a reality that has been lost as alternative asset managers have used money from insurance companies to make risky new investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“This is a good reminder that things don’t go up in a straight line.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
It seemed so out of place, a reminder of how normal and ordinary his life had been when he left home this morning.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
British boxing has now been given two uncomfortable reminders about 'levels' in quick succession.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Walk through the grounds of the Sudan National Museum and the reminders of the civil war’s devastating impact on this country’s cultural history seem everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
A checklist also found on Mangione contained entries including "intel check in" and reminders to purchase a camera from the Best Buy retail chain.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The rasping voice through the speaker, making announcements, giving reminders.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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