as in collected
free from emotional or mental agitation
are you recollected enough to talk about your close call?
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as in remembered
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 contained
to gain emotional or mental control of
she had to calm down and re-collect herself after being told she had won the lottery
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as in retrieved
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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Recent Examples of recollected
Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Perhaps a strategic loosening of novelistic form was what Hollinghurst was going for, in an effort to capture the enigma of the recollected past.
—Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Abby therefore spends the night imagining her way through the various rooms of her own life, attempting to attach each beat of her speech to a recollected physical space.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
The substance of such recollected moments here isn’t all that different from the thumbnail making-of-a-champion profiles that regularly punctuate Olympics broadcasts.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
The rueful voice-over from myriad characters is spoken in the past tense, the onscreen moments (even the present-day scenes) seemingly being recollected long after.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Johnson paints Grainier’s life as a series of faces with clear entrances and exits, episodes of friendship or acquaintancy that can only be recollected as something finite and finished.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
There were no dates recollected correctly.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Leonora liked to think of her life as calm of mind, all passion spent, or, more rarely, as emotion recollected in tranquillity.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Does your table offer a first-class ticket to spicy destinations across the globe, or a comfortable sinking into recollected recipes from your mother?
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025
Perhaps a strategic loosening of novelistic form was what Hollinghurst was going for, in an effort to capture the enigma of the recollected past.
—Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Abby therefore spends the night imagining her way through the various rooms of her own life, attempting to attach each beat of her speech to a recollected physical space.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
The substance of such recollected moments here isn’t all that different from the thumbnail making-of-a-champion profiles that regularly punctuate Olympics broadcasts.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
Verb
But the Bruins recollected themselves, and the flow state returned on the other side of the timeout.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
The rueful voice-over from myriad characters is spoken in the past tense, the onscreen moments (even the present-day scenes) seemingly being recollected long after.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Johnson paints Grainier’s life as a series of faces with clear entrances and exits, episodes of friendship or acquaintancy that can only be recollected as something finite and finished.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
There were no dates recollected correctly.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Leonora liked to think of her life as calm of mind, all passion spent, or, more rarely, as emotion recollected in tranquillity.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollected
Adjective
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The robot will vacuum oil from the water’s surface, return to its base station to discharge the collected oil, and then redeploy to the spill site.—
Ben Coxworth
March 10,
New Atlas,
10 Mar. 2026
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The collected data is then analyzed by an outside statistician before the report is issued.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What caught my attention, however, beyond the lip-syncing and costume changes, was the family opposite me: the mother neat and composed, father in golf-course polo and chinos, two thirty-something sons cheering alongside a girlfriend who would not look out of place on a pageant stage.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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Before Tuesday night, Konate had looked much more composed and commanding.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The beach is flat–just right for soccer or throwing a football–and the water is usually fairly calm and great for taking out a standup paddleboard or a surfboard.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The mix of calm bordeaux and vibrant green makes for interesting styling indeed.—
Jana Ackermann,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This easy-access escape features serene forest scenes and sprawling views of the lake.—
Brian Higgins,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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The deep southern creeks were once like this — serene, thick with fish, and loud with birds.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The film may offer up some absurdist comedy at the expense of Jim’s dedication to his craft, but ultimately shares in his possessed creative energy.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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David Dastmalchian stars as Jack Delroy, an opportunistic host who invites a possessed girl and a child psychologist as his guests for the night in a desperate bid for ratings.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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While the mood was generally sunny and marches largely peaceful, the third No Kings protests were an unmistakable display of political force that could reverberate in the 2026 midterms and beyond.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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One detained at Dallas demonstration While most of Saturday's rallies were peaceful, police say one person was detained at the Dallas demonstration.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Turning onto shady Little Road felt instantly tranquil.—
Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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That earlier film, a languid, unsettling thriller, focused on its protagonist’s emotional breakdown during a supposedly tranquil Mediterranean vacation.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Recollected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollected. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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