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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
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollects
  1. remembers
  2. contains
  3. retrieves
  4. recalls
  5. composes
  6. recaptures
  7. gets back
  8. recovers
Verb
  • Morton remembers being on set in New York during the 1990s for a project with magician David Blaine and director Harmony Korine.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
  • Sitting across from her at the diner, Chris Wade, the podcast’s longtime producer and another somewhat recent West Coast transplant, remembers it well.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
Definition of remembers
Verb
  • This article contains graphic descriptions of child murder, suicidal ideation, and an attempt to die by suicide.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Salmon contains omega-3 fats that may offer additional benefits for insulin sensitivity and heart health.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 20 July 2026
Definition of contains
Verb
  • The catch shows up in production, where a model that retrieves text resembling the question still doesn’t understand how the business fits together.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Ann Wang | Reuters Amon shared an example of an agent that instantly retrieves details of banking transactions, eliminating the need for a user to navigate through the app and manually locate the information.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Definition of retrieves
Verb
  • In the first episode, former finance employee Donna Schlessinger recalls the firm’s the firm’s alpha-male environment.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • So far, no nationwide recalls have been made related to the outbreak.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
Definition of recalls
Verb
  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Each night, the chef composes a refined tasting menu, featuring two appetizers, a choice of two entrées, and a dessert.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Definition of composes
Verb
  • 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
Definition of recaptures
Verb
  • Then, after a short break, the action gets back underway with Lionel Messi’s Argentina facing Switzerland.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • For that reason, there’s a real shot that Pickens can still score 15-17 PPG while Lamb gets back to that 17 PPG range himself.
    — Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of gets back
Verb
  • Residents may experience temporary low water pressure as the system recovers over the next several hours.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • The oldest of Turner’s five children, 24-year-old Ashley, has taken on more responsibility to help care for the family as her father recovers.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of recovers
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