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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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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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
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
Verb
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
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That might look like remembering the name of a tenant’s dog, checking in on how a vendor’s week is going or finding ways to motivate your staff without micromanaging them.—
Alex Vasquez,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Here is a sampling of Memorial Day events on Monday, May 25, in the Los Angeles area honoring and remembering the men and women who died during active service in the United States armed forces and deceased veterans who served at any time.—
Holly Andres,
Daily News,
20 May 2026
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Boxes from the White House, some containing classified material, had been found crammed into a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago, next to a toilet and below a crystal chandelier.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Planters containing other trees and perennials, including hazel, hawthorn, field maples, ferns, and grasses, will continue the forest theme through the colonnade to the main entrance.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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On Thursday, a treatment center in the town of Rwampara was burned down after family members were banned from retrieving the body of a local man suspected to have died of Ebola.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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On Thursday, another treatment center in the town of Rwampara was burned down after family members were prohibited from retrieving the body of a local man.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Johnson dedicated his entertainer win to fellow nominee Luke Combs, recalling how Combs has missed the birth of his youngest son, Chet Wiley Combs, while the two were on tour together in Australia.—
Stephen Hubbard,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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One then gets even angrier upon recalling that the good ol’ US of A helped Barbie avoid imprisonment for three decades after the war.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Brothers Daniel and Adrián Aguirre love nothing more than making music together, composing melodies and writing powerful lyrics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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The songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Stocks had been on a tear before the past few sessions, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting fresh record highs last week, and the Dow briefly recapturing the 50,000 level.—
Liz Napolitano,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Despite everything the Pacers’ core has shown in its last two playoff appearances, Pritchard could be wrong about the likelihood of recapturing that postseason magic anytime soon.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Each year, Dream Cruise organizers also unveil a new commemorative design for the event, something many attendees look forward to collecting.—
Rachelle Graham,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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After collecting just 468 rushing yards and two touchdowns with the Cougars, Davis produced 731 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in his lone campaign with the Aggies.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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The same goes for Clarke Schmidt, who is recovering from his own Tommy John surgery.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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“Recollecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollecting. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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