re·count
ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt 
(ˌ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: a second or fresh count
Synonyms
Examples of recount in a Sentence
Noun
The election was very close and the loser demanded a recount.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Dann and Rosenfeld have recounted their stories countless times to visitors.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Cujo In 2006, King recounted to The Paris Review that he was inspired to write his 1981 novel Cujo after a trip to the mechanic.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Other survivors recounted stories of nearly identical attacks, saying the assaults often happened a few hours’ hike past a Senafront camp inside the forest.
—Julie Turkewitz Federico Rios, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Anderson also recounted her experience in 1994 returning to the set of the show just 10 days after giving birth to her first child, Piper, via cesarean section at 26.
—Noah Osborne, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
When questioned about memorable moments, Daniels enthusiastically recounts an unexpected encounter with Doja Cat.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
The other suit, filed by Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby and Valley resident David Mast, sought to force Maricopa County to recount all 2022 mail-in ballots or conduct another election for governor, attorney general and two statewide propositions.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
Dozens of parishioners marched the streets of Little River on Good Friday afternoon to witness the carrying of the sacred cross while recounting the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Milo and Khalili are witnesses and archivists who fill the film with more than just factual recounts.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
Another Election Day in North Carolina is in the books, but some races in the Charlotte area are still close enough for recounts or runoffs.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
In 2020, North Carolina saw allegations of fraud and calls for recounts after Trump declared victory in the state before absentee ballots were counted.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
The prevailing theory for how Florida Man became popular goes like this: The absurdity of the state’s 2000 presidential recount turned Florida into the butt of late-night jokes.
—Patricia Mazzei Jason Andrew, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
In an unsigned landmark decision on Dec. 12, the United States Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that different standards of recounting in different counties had violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution and ordered an end to the recounts.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Incumbent Steve Morris, the current county chairman who finished third in the race, could also call for a recount as long as the distance between himself and Pittman is not more than 1% of the total votes cast, according to Cabarrus County Board of Elections director Carol Soles.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
It was scheduled for Aug. 6, but a new state law pushed the primary a week earlier to give county officials more time to deal with potential recounts.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
Verb
Coleman once recounted being told that a Black attorney couldn’t win cases in Glendale or Fullerton.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Dann and Rosenfeld have recounted their stories countless times to visitors.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Cujo In 2006, King recounted to The Paris Review that he was inspired to write his 1981 novel Cujo after a trip to the mechanic.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Other survivors recounted stories of nearly identical attacks, saying the assaults often happened a few hours’ hike past a Senafront camp inside the forest.
—Julie Turkewitz Federico Rios, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Anderson also recounted her experience in 1994 returning to the set of the show just 10 days after giving birth to her first child, Piper, via cesarean section at 26.
—Noah Osborne, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
When questioned about memorable moments, Daniels enthusiastically recounts an unexpected encounter with Doja Cat.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
The other suit, filed by Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby and Valley resident David Mast, sought to force Maricopa County to recount all 2022 mail-in ballots or conduct another election for governor, attorney general and two statewide propositions.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
Dozens of parishioners marched the streets of Little River on Good Friday afternoon to witness the carrying of the sacred cross while recounting the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
Noun
San Mateo County did not respond to a request for a recount estimate.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Milo and Khalili are witnesses and archivists who fill the film with more than just factual recounts.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
Another Election Day in North Carolina is in the books, but some races in the Charlotte area are still close enough for recounts or runoffs.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
In 2020, North Carolina saw allegations of fraud and calls for recounts after Trump declared victory in the state before absentee ballots were counted.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
The prevailing theory for how Florida Man became popular goes like this: The absurdity of the state’s 2000 presidential recount turned Florida into the butt of late-night jokes.
—Patricia Mazzei Jason Andrew, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
In an unsigned landmark decision on Dec. 12, the United States Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that different standards of recounting in different counties had violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution and ordered an end to the recounts.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Incumbent Steve Morris, the current county chairman who finished third in the race, could also call for a recount as long as the distance between himself and Pittman is not more than 1% of the total votes cast, according to Cabarrus County Board of Elections director Carol Soles.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
It was scheduled for Aug. 6, but a new state law pushed the primary a week earlier to give county officials more time to deal with potential recounts.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
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recount
1 of 3 verb
re·count
ri-ˈkau̇nt
: to tell about in detail : narrate
recount an adventure
recount
2 of 3 verb
re·count
(ˈ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: to count again
recount
3 of 3 noun
re·count
ˈrē-ˌkau̇nt
(ˈ)rē-ˈkau̇nt
: a second or fresh count (as of election votes)
Etymology
Verb
Middle English recounten "to tell about," from early French recunter (same meaning), from re- "again" and cunter "relate, count"
Verb
from English re- (prefix) and count
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