recitation

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Recent Examples of recitation Its stories are centuries old – yet they are recited by many Nepalis every winter, even as the daily recitation now competes with many modern distractions, such as smartphones and social media. Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 What the book is not is a recitation of big games and important goals. Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 Islamic education can include Quranic studies and recitation as well as curriculum on Islamic principles, Carroll said. Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026 The judge launched into a recitation of the jury's obligations. CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
  • The crash happened the day after Bradley took a day off to attend a recital of his daughter's.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • The result often felt less like a summer amphitheater concert and more like an unusually elegant recital that happened to contain some of the biggest pop songs of the last 45 years.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • That repetition wasn't accidental.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Like air travel, fast fashion, and so many indulgences of our era, drinking invites us to consider a gruelling litany of downsides and then decide whether the trade-offs are worth it.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Checks to Trump properties, receipts from chauffeurs and a litany of payments to other charities sat alongside programs with hollow promises.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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