1
as in remembering
to bring back to mind
I don't recall meeting you before
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2
as in canceling
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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Recent Examples of recalling
Johnson dedicated his entertainer win to fellow nominee Luke Combs, recalling how Combs has missed the birth of his youngest son, Chet Wiley Combs, while the two were on tour together in Australia.
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Stephen Hubbard, ABC News, 18 May 2026
One then gets even angrier upon recalling that the good ol’ US of A helped Barbie avoid imprisonment for three decades after the war.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Straus Family Creamery is voluntarily recalling a variety of organic ice cream flavors and sizes sold in 17 states because of concerns there may be metal fragments in the frozen treats, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Hayden Panettiere is recalling her time on Nashville, saying the set of the ABC musical drama was unsupportive and isolating.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 May 2026
In response to this, Spring & Mulberry is recalling all its products produced with the implicated lot of date ingredient.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Semple’s writing is warm and absurdly funny but also occasionally devastating—as when, roughly midway through the book, Adora digresses into recalling her experiences writing for a comedy show in the 1990s.
—The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Moxley imparted some wisdom onto Ospreay as the two appeared to be on the top of a parking garage training, recalling when things were so simple in pro wrestling before the weight of the world bore down on his shoulders.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Adams drew laughter from among the 200 or so people at the memorial by recalling he’d once mentioned the musical act Hall & Oates during a broadcast.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Stephen Hubbard, ABC News, 18 May 2026
One then gets even angrier upon recalling that the good ol’ US of A helped Barbie avoid imprisonment for three decades after the war.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Straus Family Creamery is voluntarily recalling a variety of organic ice cream flavors and sizes sold in 17 states because of concerns there may be metal fragments in the frozen treats, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Hayden Panettiere is recalling her time on Nashville, saying the set of the ABC musical drama was unsupportive and isolating.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 16 May 2026
In response to this, Spring & Mulberry is recalling all its products produced with the implicated lot of date ingredient.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Semple’s writing is warm and absurdly funny but also occasionally devastating—as when, roughly midway through the book, Adora digresses into recalling her experiences writing for a comedy show in the 1990s.
—The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Moxley imparted some wisdom onto Ospreay as the two appeared to be on the top of a parking garage training, recalling when things were so simple in pro wrestling before the weight of the world bore down on his shoulders.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Adams drew laughter from among the 200 or so people at the memorial by recalling he’d once mentioned the musical act Hall & Oates during a broadcast.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recalling
Verb
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Sangwoo agrees, remembering their journey on the show.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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In 2019, Hanks reflected on the lasting significance of Saving Private Ryan in an interview with NBC News, emphasizing the importance of remembering the individuals who sacrificed their lives during D-Day and throughout the war.—
Lizzie Hyman,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Verb
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So why are commercial airlines canceling thousands of seats across the globe?—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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From Meghan Trainor and Zayn to the Pussycat Dolls, artists are canceling their concert tours because of unsold tickets.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Musk is currently embroiled in a court battle against OpenAI, accusing CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of abandoning the company’s original nonprofit creed of developing open-source AI to benefit humans by turning it into a for-profit entity.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The report comes as Netflix, which is the largest subscription streaming platform in the world by far, is charting a path forward on its own after abandoning its pursuit of Warner Bros.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Verb
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While several council members have discussed revoking funding for the project, there’s also been a consensus it’s needed to address congestion and safety.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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Authorities did not give a firm timeline for revoking those orders, but did say that emergency water pickups will continue through that step.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Arsenal are edging closer to their first title since the Arsene Wenger era, while the scope of the relegation battle has narrowed to the point of Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham scrapping against each other for survival.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Legislation in Louisiana seeks to address the Supreme Court ruling by scrapping a district that snakes over 200 miles (321 kilometers) northwest from the capital, Baton Rouge, to Shreveport, creating a voting bloc with a majority of Black residents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Apollo 13 zoomed around the Moon after famously aborting its lunar landing mission.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Just before Sunday’s collision, controllers were dealing with another plane that had declared an emergency after aborting a takeoff and smelling an odor on the plane.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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New York was in the process of repealing many of the punitive drug laws that were passed under Governor Nelson Rockefeller in the nineteen-seventies.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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There is arguably no issue that unifies the online gambling community more than repealing a new tax rule capping gambling deductions to 90% of losses.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2026
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“Recalling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalling. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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