as in reminders
something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event
kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship
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Recent Examples of souvenirs
Rather than a gift shop with souvenirs and expensive bottles to add to your collection, the tour culminates in a sleek tasting room.
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Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Buc-ee's is beloved for their cheap gas, clean bathrooms, endless souvenirs, and—a personal favorite—a wide array of frozen drink flavors.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Growing up, Cannon would often find Comfort Colors apparel when looking for souvenirs during family trips.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Stopping to pose for pictures with traditional souvenirs, the pair were among a group of sumo wrestlers who visited most of London's touristic landmarks, including Buckingham Palace and Westminster with its iconic Big Ben.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Marché Artisanal for house finds, souvenirs, gifts, jewelry, and African art.
—Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Yankees exceptionalism now exists not on the field, but in the team store — on slogans and souvenirs, not titles and trophies.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the New York Post, visitors broke off parts of the headstone as souvenirs.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The room is lined with hanging Navajo rugs, prominent among the souvenirs that few will peruse this fall.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Buc-ee's is beloved for their cheap gas, clean bathrooms, endless souvenirs, and—a personal favorite—a wide array of frozen drink flavors.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Growing up, Cannon would often find Comfort Colors apparel when looking for souvenirs during family trips.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Stopping to pose for pictures with traditional souvenirs, the pair were among a group of sumo wrestlers who visited most of London's touristic landmarks, including Buckingham Palace and Westminster with its iconic Big Ben.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Marché Artisanal for house finds, souvenirs, gifts, jewelry, and African art.
—Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
Yankees exceptionalism now exists not on the field, but in the team store — on slogans and souvenirs, not titles and trophies.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
According to the New York Post, visitors broke off parts of the headstone as souvenirs.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The room is lined with hanging Navajo rugs, prominent among the souvenirs that few will peruse this fall.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for souvenirs
Noun
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There are occasional reminders that the Mafia lingers.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The glasses can also show drivers turn-by-turn directions, hazards and reminders via display that overlays information in their field of view.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Step into a time warp of vintage gas pumps, racing memorabilia, and unusual roadside relics at Mendenhall’s Museum.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Eight other jewels - all relics of France's imperial history - remain missing.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society will have two memorials in honor of the 50th anniversary since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Ghost City Tours said the Capitol has several memorials commemorating events from Tennessee's history.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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All of these items are unique—mementos of lives and events long past—and are kept in the library archive until somebody requests to see them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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By the time he was brought in, Assouline and Nike had already begun compiling and photographing some of the numerous mementos from the life and career of Jordan that serve as the backbone of the book, many of which have never been seen.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Souvenirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souvenirs. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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