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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
Hard lives To date, Baldwin has published articles recounting the lives of around two dozen people buried at Blake Street. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 Most people could recount, in detail, the last time a close friend let them down. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Noun
Angela George The recount board is sticking around after business hours for now to tabulate ballots that needed to be duplicated after the voting machine could not read or decipher the ballot. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026 The recount, which ran state-wide ballots back through the election machines, did give Peters 13 more votes but certainly did not prove fraud. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 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
  • Los Angeles Police Department Detective William Roecker also testified Thursday, describing his review of cell-tower data linked to Burke’s phone and location data from his Tesla.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
  • But some members of Juliana’s family question that, and outside experts interviewed by the Observer have described what’s known about the case publicly as suspicious or unusual.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of describe
Noun
  • The researchers used the acid as a leaching agent for olivine, a common greenish mineral containing small amounts of nickel.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • Now, Sedalia is connected via major highways 50 and 65, which Imhauser said brings in a huge amount of traffic.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Definition of amount
Verb
  • This weekend’s apparent pause in military action against Iran may hint at US moves to ease tensions in the Middle East, a former US national security adviser told CNN.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • That tells you something about how technology policy gets made now.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of tell
Noun
  • Bertha is expected to produce total rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches with isolated higher totals to 6 inches through Thursday along the central Gulf Coast from western Florida through southern Louisiana.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Counting signatures on a separate support letter written by non-STEM faculty, a total of about 3,300 professors are calling for a reinstatement of standardized testing.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of total
Verb
  • Tornatore enlists Cucinelli to narrate his childhood, then recreates it in vivid detail so the designer can literally walk back through his own memories.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • Lestat may have been narrating his failures this past season, but the series is celebrating its accomplishments as executive producer Mark Johnson announced a season-four renewal.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of narrate
Noun
  • Founder-CEOs continuously integrate technology, customer needs, finance, operations, leadership, partnerships, and strategy into a coherent whole.
    — Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Despite concern about the outbreak, fast casual and quick service restaurantsas a whole have held up.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of whole
Verb
  • Our blog has chronicled virtually every major shift in admissions over the past three decades.
    — Brian Taylor, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The five-part series chronicles the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the search for and eventual arrest of his alleged assassin, Luigi Mangione.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of chronicle
Noun
  • Hard to follow the money No one knows the exact scale of cartel donations to Mexican political campaigns, but even former electoral officials acknowledge the sums are significant.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Estimated for 2026, there is $821 billion in leases and expenses that haven’t started yet, so the sums don’t appear in their balance sheets.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of sum

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