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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
Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The three-hour film from director Christopher Nolan recounts the life of the late Robert J. Oppenheimer, the American physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb during World War II.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Lucille Sherman, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
But a lawsuit from Griffin has prevented the state elections board from certifying Riggs as the winner after two recounts confirmed her lead, writes The Hill’s Jared Gans.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
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In a briefing there, General Caine told the president that the Islamic State was not so tough and could be defeated in a week, not the two years that senior advisers predicted, Mr. Trump recounted in 2019.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
The three-hour film from director Christopher Nolan recounts the life of the late Robert J. Oppenheimer, the American physicist who helped develop the atomic bomb during World War II.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Two subsequent recounts, as requested by Griffin, showed Riggs leading by more than 700.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
But a lawsuit from Griffin has prevented the state elections board from certifying Riggs as the winner after two recounts confirmed her lead, writes The Hill’s Jared Gans.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
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The scent of its white spring flowers is sometimes described as mothball-like, which deters deer.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Mar. 2025
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Assistant Police Chief Cisco Rodriquez described the victim as an adult male but could provide no further information, pending notification of the family and the results of the ongoing investigation.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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The White House has announced plans to impose an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, starting Tuesday, bringing the total amount of new tariffs in just about a month to 20%.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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The two have both been released from the Delaware County Jail after posting bond in the amount of $15,000 for Melody and $10,000 for Adam.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Alex Pereira has heard what Magomed Ankalaev and his team have been saying ahead of their light heavyweight title clash at UFC 313 and has told his opposite number to put his money where his mouth is.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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In community meetings last week, Tracy Richter, vice president for planning at the consulting firm HPM, told parents and other community members that keeping smaller schools like North Hi Mount operating is less cost effective than merging them to form bigger campuses.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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The company had offered 17.06 million shares in its IPO, raising a total of HK$3.45 billion.—
Lee Ying Shan,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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The state fire marshal said that there were more than than 175 wildfires in the state burning a total of 4,200 acres, according to the governor’s office.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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James, written by author and professor Percival Everett and narrated by Dominic Hoffman took home the award for Best Literary Fiction & Classics, while There's Always This Year written and narrated by poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib took home Best Non-Fiction.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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The President’s Cake (Iraq, Qatar) by Hasan Hadi narrates the story of nine-year-old Lamia, who must use her wits to gather ingredients for the mandatory cake to celebrate President Saddam Hussein’s birthday.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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The biggest challenge for European leaders now is to convince taxpayers that Ukraine’s future is their future, too – and that every individual will need to make sacrifices for the safety of the whole.—
Colette Davidson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
6 Mar. 2025
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On the whole, Center M is more responsive and useful than before.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
2 Mar. 2025
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In his more than two decades of writing about the world of sports, he’s chronicled everything from high school rodeo to a major league baseball no-hitter to the Super Bowl to the Finals.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2025
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Launius chronicled the creation of the ISS in the starry skies as one century morphed into the next, and covered its evolution as spacefarers around the world sojourned at the revolving outpost - like demigods observing the ever-changing Earth.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Or in sum, uncivilized peoples of uncivilized spaces.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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These superfans have always commanded a disproportionate sum of influence.—
Bing Chen,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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