RE-COLLECTS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

recollects 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of recollect

as in remembers

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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re-collects

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of re-collect

as in contains

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 retrieves

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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Yamanaka remembers growing up as one of the few Japanese people among her peers.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Recording engineer Roark Bailey remembers how quickly an idea could move from a passing thought to the actual song.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Each contains a proprietary ingredient combination named VitaMega Complex, consisting of vitamin-C rich Kakadu plum, inositol to strengthen the hair fiber, and sacha inchi, an omega-dense oil that nourishes hair.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
This pick from Dagne Dover pretty much checks every box—it is made from thick neoprene material that stands up on its own, contains multiple pockets for storage, and has a removable mesh pouch.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2026

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Burch recalls test-screening reactions from young viewers, some of whom had never seen the original cartoons.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Todd, who produces the film, recalls the emotions of visiting the set for the first time, during a scene that struck a personal chord with her experience with her son.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of recalls

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The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Agent authority composes dynamically.

— Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.

— Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.

— Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025

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The virus also causes a rare but fatal neurological condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which typically strikes years after a child seemingly recovers from the infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Anudike-Uzomah has been getting plenty of looks with the starters in the preseason as Ashton Gillotte recovers from an injury, and the sack helps his cause.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

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