as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Recent Examples of recount
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
González, who was backed by former President Rafael Correa, rejected the official count and demanded a full recount, refusing to recognize the results.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
At each of those early meetings, many would recount how they had been harassed online or in person.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
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Verb
The best way to determine if the results are correct is to examine the paper ballots in a full public, transparent hand recount of all presidential and Senate ballots in Rockland County.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
González, who was backed by former President Rafael Correa, rejected the official count and demanded a full recount, refusing to recognize the results.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Earlier this year, Coolidge recounted her experience working with Davidson on the crime comedy.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
At each of those early meetings, many would recount how they had been harassed online or in person.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
Verb
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The Grand Canyon has never been adequately described in words or music notes.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Mele describe lei made here with the string-like, yellow kauna‘oa (native dodder) or varieties of limu—an integral part of the traditional diet centuries ago, sometimes ingested ceremonially for cleansing.—
D. Kauwila Mahi,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Feed your systems large amounts of representative samples for optimal results.—
Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The models use blower parts to push an enormous amount of air up a small pipe, through a chopper and out the horn.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Popular jewelry designer Kendra Scott plans to marry Zac Brown, Scott told People.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 July 2025
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The city has been told the Water and Wastewater Authority should have their standard operational system active at that time, Bell said.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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After years of outreach and investment in contracts with cell phone providers, officials have built a database of roughly 1.6 million numbers, covering about 75% of the capital-area population in total.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The world champions had a total of 22 goal attempts in the game: nine on target, eight off-target and four blocked, plus that Paredes effort that struck the woodwork.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Among that group was Agnieszka Holland’s latest film, Franz, a co-production of the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland that narrates the life of the writer Franz Kafka from his birth to his death.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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Dexter narrating his inner thoughts has been an aspect of the show from the beginning, and it’s functioned as the series’s most straightforward attempt at humor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Women, on the whole, still earn 82 cents on the dollar (a gap that widens for women of color) here in the United States.—
Randi Braun,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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That Lewis and Lamb Chop (and Hush Puppy and Charlie Horse) were part of one, greater whole is a given.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
17 July 2025
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Those events were chronicled in These Happy Golden Years, which was the original end of the Little House series before The First Four Years was found and published.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The film tells the story of Jill, who copes with her sister’s death by leaving her voicemails chronicling her chaotic life in San Francisco.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 Aug. 2025
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Users spend immense sums on digital items, using Roblox’s proprietary currency, Robux.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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KPop Demon Hunters’ streaming sum of 109.53 million clicks is the biggest for a soundtrack since Encanto was in its seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (March 5, 2022; with 114.67 million).—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
23 July 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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