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verb

ri-ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce recount (audio)
Definition of recountnext
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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noun

as in amount

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Recent Examples of recount
Verb
Page fifteen asks you to recount your income from twenty-four different sources; page sixteen asks about fourteen different housing expenses; page nineteen asks about ten types of assets members of your family might own. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 The campaign said state officials intend to recount only the votes cast for Lindell and Demuth and not all the votes cast in the Republican gubernatorial primary, while excluding votes for other candidates in the race. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
No one filed an official complaint requesting a recount or questioning the election within the time period set by California law, the attorney general’s brief said. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office, which would oversee the recount, declined to comment. — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recount
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
  1. describe
  2. amount
  3. tell
  4. total
  5. narrate
  6. whole
  7. chronicle
  8. sum
Verb
  • Anton, whose gaze at the couple can only be described as wistful.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For the first time, Fed officials described the demand generated by AI infrastructure buildouts as something that could continue to drive up prices for tech products and electricity—thereby pushing up inflation.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of describe
Noun
  • The storm is expected to produce rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches, with maximum amounts of 15 inches across the Big Island.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The district’s current budget assumes $285 million in TIF funds, though the final amount will be set by City Hall later this year.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of amount
Verb
  • The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in ​the capital on Saturday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Indrika Ratwatte, the acting assistant secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told the Security Council that the Kenscoff attack forced more than 2,600 people to flee their homes, many for the second or third time.
    — Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tell
Noun
  • The center near the Pentagon had an annual budget of $7 million, officials said, with the cross-command total for all civilian security work estimated at around $80 million before the cuts.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The case comes amid a spike in measles infections in the United States, with 2,777 cases this year, the highest total since 1991.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of total
Verb
  • Like with Channel Orange, Ocean is narrating life from 10,000 feet up, able to communicate pain and lust and longing with a kind of precision that, if nothing else, should prove how singular the human spirit truly is.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The 2015 sequel ends with an emotional sequence featuring Dom and Brian (Walker) driving side by side as the former narrates a montage about their relationship.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of narrate
Noun
  • By 16 August, fire and rescue services in England and Wales had been called to 1,132 wildfires this year, according to the National Fire Chiefs Council – that’s more than the record-breaking 1,017 for the whole of last year.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Newsom has kicked off debate over far-reaching proposals that could impact Californians’ home insurance prices, utility bills and who makes their community whole when electrical equipment sparks a wildfire that sweeps into their town.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of whole
Verb
  • The new installment will chronicle an entire NFL division during one of the most consequential periods of the football calendar as teams look to build and strengthen their rosters through the NFL Scouting Combine, free agency, and the NFL Draft.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The family drama, which chronicled the lives of Protestant minister Eric Camden, his wife Annie, and their seven children, produced a whopping 243 episodes over 11 seasons.
    — Dustin Nelson, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of chronicle
Noun
  • Billionaires can volunteer large sums of cash without being forced to do so.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The law helps level the playing field somewhat by letting candidates make their cases to voters who watch broadcast TV without needing to raise exorbitant sums of money.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of sum

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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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