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Recent Examples of recitation
The judge launched into a recitation of the jury's obligations.
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CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
But the bulk of the evening was a simpler recitation of the 1993 debate, including viewer call-ins.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Jackson turned the recitation into a call‑and‑response chant, often delivered with groups of children or large crowds.
—Diana Leyva, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
When asked by The Guardian in 2012 the most important lesson life has taught him, Jackson delivered this recitation.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
But the bulk of the evening was a simpler recitation of the 1993 debate, including viewer call-ins.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
Jackson turned the recitation into a call‑and‑response chant, often delivered with groups of children or large crowds.
—Diana Leyva, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
When asked by The Guardian in 2012 the most important lesson life has taught him, Jackson delivered this recitation.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
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Julia Stiles Actually Cried While Filming One of the film’s most emotional moments — Kat’s poem recital — was captured in just two takes, Stiles told Bustle in January 2025.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Later this year, a new performing arts center will open at Crossroads, and the recital hall will be called The Mary Ann.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What is exhausted is repetition without thought.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The repetition doesn’t conjure stasis so much as the struggle to find a way forward.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The set of 10 developed as the standard enumeration in the Haggadah, the liturgical text of Passover, which was first compiled in the early centuries of the Common Era and redacted toward the end of the first millennium.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Schmitz spoke highly of Willis during an offseason appearance on the Highway 49 Podcast, highlighting the returning linebacker as a player to watch, as well as a litany of returnees on Nate Faanes’ defense.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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On a recent March morning, Abramson was trying to access a web link to a master calendar hearing taking place at Chicago immigration court — a sort of judicial cattle call where judges check in on a litany of different cases.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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