as in to remember
to bring back to mind
I can't recollect if I turned the stove off or not before leaving the house
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as in to retrieve
to get again in one's possession
I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
So, the international team demonstrated that the nanowire serves the dual purpose of exciting the MoS2 via plasmons and recollecting the decaying exciton as nanowire plasmons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2014
Former Dolphins first-round pick Dion Jordan, who history will recollect as one of Miami’s biggest draft busts, struggled with it, and resorted to drugs.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
The feel of a stadium, being able to recollect success against a certain team, or how hot or cold the temperature is can certainly impact a player’s full potential.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Editor Scott Sheppard interweaves footage of Hernandez’s family in heart-rending emotional moments, recollecting Hernandez’s prison sentence and their own efforts to help get him out.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
So, the international team demonstrated that the nanowire serves the dual purpose of exciting the MoS2 via plasmons and recollecting the decaying exciton as nanowire plasmons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2014
Former Dolphins first-round pick Dion Jordan, who history will recollect as one of Miami’s biggest draft busts, struggled with it, and resorted to drugs.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
The feel of a stadium, being able to recollect success against a certain team, or how hot or cold the temperature is can certainly impact a player’s full potential.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Recollect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollect. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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