recollecting 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of recollect
as in remembering
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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re-collecting

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of re-collect
1
as in containing
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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2
as in retrieving
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 recollecting
Verb
Continually surrounded by well-wishers during an hour of socializing before a formal program of speakers and videos recollecting his career, Lubelfeld listened to what others had to say before speaking himself. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026 But by writing this passage, in the act of recollecting and thinking over the ideas, Montaigne attempts a foray into the psychological tangle that polyvitality might well be dragging along behind it like a fishing net stuffed with by-catch. — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026 Back at the Squawk, Joyce, Robin, and Will are recollecting themselves after the power surge and Will’s voyage into the Demogorgon. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025 Vetting will include more background and criminal checks, an immigration status review and potentially recollecting biometrics data, like fingerprints and photos. — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollecting
  1. remembering
  2. containing
  3. retrieving
  4. recalling
  5. composing
  6. recapturing
  7. collecting
  8. recovering
Verb
  • Star City earns its FAM bonafides by remembering that gigantic expressions of yearning and gumption are what this franchise does best.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Many Grapevine residents and other North Texans are now remembering Funk for her remarkable accomplishments.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Definition of remembering
Verb
  • Infected people experience symptoms from two days to two weeks after consuming food or drinking water containing the parasite.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The post-credits scene begins in the mortuary where Will’s funeral was held, when an undertaker and her daughter walk by shelves of urns containing deceased people’s ashes that weren’t picked up by families.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • Cloudflare reports that more than half of AI crawler traffic involves retrieving pages that have not changed.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Because many of the dogs from Sacramento County were transferred to Miranda’s Rescue through a third party without the shelter’s knowledge, retrieving the dogs is legally complex, according to the release.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of retrieving
Verb
  • While some analysts warn of an existential threat, others argue VW remains profitable, recalling past crises where drastic structural changes were avoided.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Ford Motor Company is recalling over 100,000 vehicles related to two separate issues, according to a recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of recalling
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  • Dundas established his own recording studio and began composing film scores; Aherne headed to the United States and released a solo project; and Greer became a teacher.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
  • Anthony Hopkins isn’t just an Oscar-winning actor — for decades, he’s been composing music in addition to his acting roles.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 July 2026
Definition of composing
Verb
  • In order to compete, moving forward now requires absorbing and building other businesses entirely, recapturing layers that retail previously handed off.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of recapturing
Verb
  • The data the probe is collecting at the farthest reaches of our solar system is the first of its kind.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
  • Despite collecting from countless franchises, Darth Vader remains one of his all-time favorites.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of collecting
Verb
  • Ashley Turner said the doctors had told her family that her father was recovering quickly and, with hope, would get to go home after two more surgeries.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Rescue divers searched for approximately 30 minutes before recovering Murphy's body about 65 feet out and bringing it to shore, according to the reports.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of recovering

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