1
as in to remember
to bring back to mind
I don't recall meeting you before
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2
as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
I'll recall my purchase order if the company refuses to guarantee that it'll arrive before Christmas
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as in recollection
a particular act or instance of recalling or the thing remembered
his recall of the events of that turbulent time is significantly different from the accounts of other eyewitnesses
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as in cancellation
the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
we can't get a refund on the plane tickets, so the trip is beyond recall
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Recent Examples of recall
Morgan Evans,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
In a 2001 interview with Q magazine, Ozzy recalled being heavily intoxicated during their nuptials.
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Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The automaker this week added to its 2026 recall total by recalling 741,195 SUVs and F-150 pickup trucks that varied in age from the 2018 to 2021 model years.
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Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
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Verb
But the star has cultivated a loyal collective of her favorite brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney and Area (recall her famous Super Bowl jeans).
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Morgan Evans,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
In a 2001 interview with Q magazine, Ozzy recalled being heavily intoxicated during their nuptials.
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Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Noun
In 2023, the NHTSA announced a recall of more than 2 million Tesla vehicles over concerns with the Autopilot feature.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The automaker this week added to its 2026 recall total by recalling 741,195 SUVs and F-150 pickup trucks that varied in age from the 2018 to 2021 model years.
—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recall
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Fans may remember Antonoff and Qualley's 2023 New Jersey wedding because Swift attended.
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Was remembers the tumult, violence and hope that came out of that era in his hometown of Detroit.
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As aides at the Capitol were actively building a stage for the celebratory event, meant to communicate a big cost-of-living win to voters, the president abruptly canceled it.
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The city council voting against a recommendation by its fire marshal to cancel the display.
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Maria Avila offered tearful recollections of the traumatic incident and her less-than-full recovery on the stand last week, speaking in Spanish with an interpreter.
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The Shining Stars documentary was released in 2001 using a similar narrative approach that combined band member recollections with commentary from contemporary hit artists.
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In the event of cancellation, Sponsor will award the Prize in a drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation.
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Designed for travel, work or leisure, the EH13 features intelligent hybrid active noise cancellation for a more focused listening experience.
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According to the American Medical Association, 78% of physicians report that prior authorization delays have led patients to abandon recommended treatment.
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Later that day, deputies found her van abandoned in a field near Interstate 95, but Graham had seemingly vanished without a trace.
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Prosecutor Brittany Dunlop challenged Zarrius' version of events, telling the jury during closing arguments that his apparent memory loss was not credible.
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Those emotions and memories now dry up in this, the final adventure, of dessication.
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For defenders, a subsidy regime this complex is vulnerable not only to broad repeal, but to administrative friction.
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This White House championed the repeal, enacted by Republican majorities in Congress, of the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits for EVs and continues to treat EVs as a fringe product.
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Plans to pitch a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War field headquarters tent on the lawn outside Independence Hall were scrapped because of the extreme heat.
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Four bidders scrapped over the nearly eight-foot-high work, known as the Hamilton Laocoön, with a buyer new to the old masters market prevailing.
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“Recall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recall. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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