as in collected
free from emotional or mental agitation
are you recollected enough to talk about your close call?
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as in remembered
to bring back to mind
I can't recollect if I turned the stove off or not before leaving the house
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as in contained
to gain emotional or mental control of
she had to calm down and re-collect herself after being told she had won the lottery
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as in retrieved
to get again in one's possession
I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands
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Recent Examples of recollected
Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Perhaps a strategic loosening of novelistic form was what Hollinghurst was going for, in an effort to capture the enigma of the recollected past.
—Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Abby therefore spends the night imagining her way through the various rooms of her own life, attempting to attach each beat of her speech to a recollected physical space.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
The substance of such recollected moments here isn’t all that different from the thumbnail making-of-a-champion profiles that regularly punctuate Olympics broadcasts.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Johnson paints Grainier’s life as a series of faces with clear entrances and exits, episodes of friendship or acquaintancy that can only be recollected as something finite and finished.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
There were no dates recollected correctly.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Leonora liked to think of her life as calm of mind, all passion spent, or, more rarely, as emotion recollected in tranquillity.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Does your table offer a first-class ticket to spicy destinations across the globe, or a comfortable sinking into recollected recipes from your mother?
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Perhaps a strategic loosening of novelistic form was what Hollinghurst was going for, in an effort to capture the enigma of the recollected past.
—Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Abby therefore spends the night imagining her way through the various rooms of her own life, attempting to attach each beat of her speech to a recollected physical space.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
The substance of such recollected moments here isn’t all that different from the thumbnail making-of-a-champion profiles that regularly punctuate Olympics broadcasts.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
Verb
The rueful voice-over from myriad characters is spoken in the past tense, the onscreen moments (even the present-day scenes) seemingly being recollected long after.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Johnson paints Grainier’s life as a series of faces with clear entrances and exits, episodes of friendship or acquaintancy that can only be recollected as something finite and finished.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
There were no dates recollected correctly.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Leonora liked to think of her life as calm of mind, all passion spent, or, more rarely, as emotion recollected in tranquillity.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollected
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To address this, the Statista R research team employed triangulation, combining secondary data from global sources and national datasets with primary data from university reports and data submissions to verify collected information.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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The collected data is sent to an app via Bluetooth, where it can be used to provide information on hormonal cycles and anxiety levels.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Comfortable Ride: Adaptive dynamics with the optional air suspension provides a smooth and composed ride, even on rough roads and off road trails.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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When the center returned to Minnesota, Finch saw a player who was more composed and sure of how to use his boundless energy within the context of the game.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But Vonn, whose injury history is almost as long as her résumé, looked calm during training, coach Aksel Lund Svindal said Saturday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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In court, Mickey grasps at straws, trying to clear his name, and in jail, the usually calm, cool and collected attorney is struggling to stay sane.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For glam, Union’s pixie cut hairdo was coiffed with a modern touch, and her makeup included clean, serene details like bold brows, lightly lined eyes and a neutral lip.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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At L'Auberge de Sedona's serene spa, options include alternative treatments like chakra-balancing massages and Reiki, as well as body scrubs to make dry skin glow.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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The story begins with two teens fleeing into the night where one is killed by her possessed mother.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, an opportunistic host who invites a possessed girl and a child psychologist as his guests for the night in a desperate bid for ratings.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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While Iran has long maintained its nuclear program is peaceful, the West and the International Atomic Energy Agency say Tehran had an organized military program to seek the bomb up until 2003.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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While Iran has long maintained its nuclear program is peaceful, the West and the International Atomic Energy Agency say Tehran had an organized military program to seek the bomb up until 2003.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Guillen and her husband purchased the park — just feet from the typically tranquil Guadalupe River — as a retirement investment built on steady cash flow.—
Gretchen Butwid,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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While the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks have been relatively tranquil this winter, the Los Angeles Dodgers added to their embarrassment of riches by signing four-time All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker and three-time All-Star closer Edwin Díaz.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Recollected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollected. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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