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
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Thrown into the perilous odyssey of the quest for Europe, Gift recounts the memories that led to her departure.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
See Couric recount her frustrating 60 Minutes experience and more above.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
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Hogan recounted driving to King’s house, where the sheriff, the lieutenant and their wives listened to the recording.
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Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
Thrown into the perilous odyssey of the quest for Europe, Gift recounts the memories that led to her departure.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Noun
Finalized after a recount, Gerwig finished 248 votes ahead of Waldron out of 91,558 votes cast.
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Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
See Couric recount her frustrating 60 Minutes experience and more above.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
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Tribes describe the last of three waves of European incursions, nearly 85 years after Serra hung the first Mission bell in San Diego in 1769, as the most brutal.
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Rodríguez described scenes of children hospitalized with amputations and survivors grieving multiple family deaths.
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Ritolia estimates Russian gasoline production is currently running at around 20% below domestic demand because of the Ukrainian strikes, with refinery runs (the amount of crude oil refineries are processing) at multi-year lows.
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Under an existing state appropriations restraint, also known as the Gann Limit, lawmakers cannot spend more than an amount determined by a formula that takes annual tax proceeds, changes to the population and cost of living into consideration.
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During Murdaugh’s first status hearing on Monday, June 29, Judge Debra McCaslin did not rule on the DNA evidence, telling defense attorneys to clarify if the sample was viable.
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My parents tell stories about me sleeping through loud construction, alarms, and heavy knocks on my bedroom door.
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According to the city, the vouchers have a $55 value and they can be renewed five times for a total of six months in the program.
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In total, the proposal calls for 572 condominiums and 949 apartments, with at least 262 units set aside as affordable housing.
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In the many legends about Siva and Vishnu portrayed in the temples and re-narrated by Selvam, things happen in a dimension distinct from historical time.
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The one-hour documentary, narrated by Rosanne Cash, begins airing on PBS SoCal on June 25, then rolls out through the summer on PBS stations across the country.
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But together, the whole is blander than the sum of its parts—a subtle banality humans can often implicitly sense.
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But the whole thing is a unified whole.
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In addition to losing 30 pounds and getting veneers, the reality TV star also got a hair transplant and chronicled his journey on TikTok.
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Nikolau and Beerkus appeared to chronicle their climb up the Empire State Building on social media Wednesday and posted close-up images of the proposal from the spire and the engagement ring.
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In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns.
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That whiplash-inducing sum covers multi-day arena rental, top-tier security, and several headline performers.
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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