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
Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
After rushing to the hospital to be by his side, Trigg died nearly a week later, Kiser recounted to Shetty.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Laesch said later in the year that the city would be submitting for a partial census recount looking just at new construction, rather than trying to recount areas officials believed were previously undercounted.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
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Verb
Victims’ children recount a confounding loss Most of the women disappeared between 2000 and 2010, and most of their remains were found on a parkway not far from Long Island’s Gilgo Beach, some 50 miles from Manhattan.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
After rushing to the hospital to be by his side, Trigg died nearly a week later, Kiser recounted to Shetty.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Noun
The unorthodox Pratt campaign is almost certain to demand a recount if their candidate doesn’t make the top two and eligibility for November, sources close to events tell Deadline.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Laesch said later in the year that the city would be submitting for a partial census recount looking just at new construction, rather than trying to recount areas officials believed were previously undercounted.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Speaking on the achievement, Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier described the maiden flight as an important milestone for the company.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Noun
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There are various theories, but there's a certain amount of this kind of behavior that definitely bears watching.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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What about a legal right for AIs to freely access the public internet (the right to information); or a legal right for AIs to interact with other AIs (the right to associate); or a legal right to some minimum amount of computing power (the right to necessary resources)?—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Multiple officers got out of their vehicles, repeatedly telling the driver and a passenger to get out of the car, police said.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Collett reveals that he was told back in Season 1 that his run on the show would last only two seasons.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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Clark also played in her 13th game of the season, matching her total from last year during an injury-riddled campaign.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The highest total as of Tuesday morning was just over 9 inches near Caldwell, Texas.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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This work by Helen Cammock, which was commissioned in 2023 and has been on temporary display at the NPG since September 2025, is created and narrated by the artist and includes her personal reflections on historical and current events.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
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They may be edited for clarity and reprinting in whole or in part in Variety publications.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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These families and, indeed, our community as a whole have been deeply affected by this tragedy.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Set nearly two centuries before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the onset of the civil war that will shape the fate of the Targaryen dynasty.—
Francesca Pellegrini,
Vanity Fair,
22 June 2026
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It's named after Gilded Age heiress Arabella Duval Huntington; her very captivating (and at times spicy) life is playfully chronicled in murals on the bar walls.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
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Allowing both the powerful side of Grange Shiraz and the elegance of La Chapelle Syrah to shine through, the combination of the two far exceeds the sum of its parts.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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Both companies offer athletes discounted, lump-sum payments in exchange for the right to collect their future settlement distributions.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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