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as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met
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as in to list
to specify one after another
the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III
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Recent Examples of recite
On set, Ortiz would recite Rocky’s dialogue from a sound booth so Gosling could have a scene partner.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Where ancient midwives had summoned divine assistance by uttering incantations, medieval maternity caregivers called upon saintly mothers by reciting rhythmical charms.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
On paper, a song that recites hypothetical Spotify playlist titles ought to be a sharp conceptual move.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Then Guidugli asked Jarrard to recite those three formations from the start of the meeting.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Where ancient midwives had summoned divine assistance by uttering incantations, medieval maternity caregivers called upon saintly mothers by reciting rhythmical charms.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
On paper, a song that recites hypothetical Spotify playlist titles ought to be a sharp conceptual move.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Then Guidugli asked Jarrard to recite those three formations from the start of the meeting.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recite
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Rabbi Irwin Kula, the panel’s moderator, asked the participants to describe their biggest fear or nightmare.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, Contra Costa County investigators searched a ravine and found the ladder Matthew Muller described using to climb into a family's house weeks after the March 2015 attack on Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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A student can graduate with honors, having memorized the Phillips curve and explained the mechanics of quantitative easing, and still have no idea how compound interest works against a borrower.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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While fundamental knowledge of what these commands do remains necessary, the need to memorize granular syntax is fading.—
Mohith Shrivastava,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Per 247Sports, the Golden Eagles star is listed as a top-15 running back in the nation.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, March 30 Augusta National Golf Club updated the field for the Masters and Woods remained as listed in the field.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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One of them told Felder that the precinct had received a complaint about a trespasser at the synagogue.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota victim wants accountability After she was injured, Stotko told the city council in her community of Hastings, Minnesota, about her crash to push for a stricter ordinance.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Preliminary reports from the NTSB do not detail probable causes of crashes or any contributing factors.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, Gidney and a collaborator detailed a quantum program that could break RSA encryption in eight hours with 20 million qubits.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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The festival, running April 30-May 10 in Vancouver, will open with live cinematic performance piece Bella Sutra, directed and narrated by OK Pedersen and accompanied by musicians Eden Glasman and Jakob Tokarczyk.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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The special is narrated by Hagrid actor Nick Frost, and also chronicles the search for Harry, Ron, and Hermione, roles that subsequently went to Dominic McLaughlin, Alistair Stout, and Arabella Stanton.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some schools also use an Individualized Health Care Plan (IHCP) — a nursing document that outlines how your child’s allergy will be managed throughout the school day.—
Dr. Sonja O'Leary,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the high southeastern sky, look for a backward question mark that outlines the head and chest of the constellation Leo the Lion.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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After the service at Kheimeh Molaghat, over coffee and sweets in the church fellowship hall, Bahraman recounted how armed Iranian forces raided the home of his parents about 15 years ago, because their family had converted to Christianity.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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John Mulaney’s Son Wanted to Meet Elvis Presley Mulaney opened up about the moment on the March 30 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, recounting the scene with the kind of deadpan storytelling his fans know well.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Recite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recite. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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