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as in recitation
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as in presentation
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Recent Examples of recital
Later this year, a new performing arts center will open at Crossroads, and the recital hall will be called The Mary Ann.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The effect was unmistakable at Sierra’s recital at Stanford Live’s Bing Concert Hall on Friday, March 13, which proved not just triumphant but exhilarating.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
The arrangement was stripped bare, the kind of performance that felt closer to a recital hall than a concert venue.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
For example, if a child participated in a piano recital—and practiced every day, saw improvements, and managed to tackle a difficult piece—a high level of praise is appropriate.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The effect was unmistakable at Sierra’s recital at Stanford Live’s Bing Concert Hall on Friday, March 13, which proved not just triumphant but exhilarating.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
The arrangement was stripped bare, the kind of performance that felt closer to a recital hall than a concert venue.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
For example, if a child participated in a piano recital—and practiced every day, saw improvements, and managed to tackle a difficult piece—a high level of praise is appropriate.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recital
Noun
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The husband-wife duo of Dave Walker and Lois Hart anchored the first newscast with no fancy introduction, no mission statement, just an immediate recitation of the day’s headlines.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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The reader who pauses for breath, after this recitation of horrors, is soon rewarded by being plunged into a yet more catastrophic mire.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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While eating at the company cafe after the presentation, Otone and Kensuke meet a child version of a humanoid who’s been brought back to REbirth HQ for maintenance.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
17 May 2026
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In a presentation for young athletes — and for the pro teams and college athletic departments that might invite him to speak — Stripling’s firm uses his story of a baseball prospect that got a $900,000 up-front payment and spent the $500,000 after taxes on a red Lamborghini.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The drafts were messy, but, in reality, so, too, were the handwritten ones—their own version of chaos with arrows, enumerations, and strikethroughs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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There are new reports citing the leaderboard-style enumerations of Challenger, Gray and Christmas, which suggest that U.S. tech layoffs are now at their worst year-to-date point since 2023, with approximately 52,050 job cuts this year 2026, 18,720 of them in March.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The symphony will play selections from Copland, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The 89-year-old Glass has composed more than 30 operas, 14 symphonies, 13 concertos as well as film soundtracks and other works.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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That repetition wasn't accidental.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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After a 27-point performance in the first game, Brittney Sykes had 14 points by halftime in the rematch and finished with a career-high 38.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Wild-eyed in a register that ranges from dreamy to terrified to stunned into submission, her performance is the most honestly felt thing here.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The album release coincides with a companion concert film that debuted for one night only at select AMC theaters on Thursday.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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The two first met while attending a concert for Tom Sandoval’s band, The Most Extras.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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“Recital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recital. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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