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
Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Bernstein was stoic as the family recounted their suffering, wiping their tears.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Nov. 2025
Cheney and Bush took office under a cloud of controversy after the Supreme Court ended Florida's recount during the 2000 presidential election.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Verb
But there’s this beautiful moment in it where both the late Rob Reiner and Mel are recounting their first meeting when Rob was only four years old.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Bernstein was stoic as the family recounted their suffering, wiping their tears.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
On Monday, McGrane and a team of 17 election officials from his office led the recount, which was done by hand.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 25 Nov. 2025
Cheney and Bush took office under a cloud of controversy after the Supreme Court ended Florida's recount during the 2000 presidential election.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
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After he was arrested in August 2023, Wei was asked by FBI investigators to describe his actions involving the Chinese intelligence agent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Words can't describe how much he's done for me and all the other players.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The city lifted its snow emergency Monday, but cleaning up the streets is taking a good amount of heavy lifting.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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For those who want to volunteer, contact the Loveland Chamber of Commerce, but know that the combination of a decline in the amount of mail and the increase in volunteers means there may not be much need.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Federal prosecutors have launched a new criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a grand jury previously declined to indict her twice on unrelated criminal charges, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The college, the largest two-year college in the state, is reporting a total of 8,414 students enrolled for academic credit as of Tuesday, the 11th day of classes for the 2026 spring semester, according to a Tuesday news release.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Leafs’ deep and talented roster used to rack up two points against teams like the Sabres on home ice easily en route to their highest point totals in franchise history.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Tina Knowles narrated her own audiobook with help from her daughters Beyoncé and Solange, niece Angie Beyincé, and Bey’s Destiny’s Child colleague Kelly Rowland.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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McBride will also narrate an audiobook version of Thrilling Tales.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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For Pérez, the motivation lies not only in executing a successful, personal comeback but building the team into one that can represent the whole of the Americas.—
Aleks Klosok,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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The movement of nature and its steady heartbeat, is actually the state in which humans feel the most whole.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Firstly, the new video (shown below) chronicles the narrative history of the Dragon Ball saga and the initial Superman-esque origins of Goku.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Meyer and Bristol's romance was up and down (and partially chronicled on TV's Teen Mom).—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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According to the latest bound, proved in 2004 by Imre Ruzsa of the Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics in Hungary, a sum of 1020 cosines — that’s a 1 with 20 zeros after it, about the number of molecules in a cubic inch of air — must have a minimum value smaller than about −7.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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In the last few years, deals have been slower to emerge from the festival, particularly as streamers stopped offering massive sums for films to stock their platforms and as studios cut back on spending.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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