Splurge. It also means to buy but is always used in reference to buying too much, which would give it a negative connotation, different than that of the word 'buy'.
Answer: I'm gonna guess simile since you didn't show us the paragraph.
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Every time someone recalls a memory, there will be something slightly different about the memory than the last time the person was remembering it
Explanation:
Every time someone recalls a memory, there will be something slightly different about the memory than the last time the person was remembering it
^ You need this part to be past tense because it is talking about the past.