recalled

past tense of recall

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Recent Examples of recalled Another witness, Jacy Lin, recalled being at the festival’s salsa stage and seeing everyone suddenly run toward it before police arrived, the music stopped and people began leaving. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 12 July 2026 Ford was recalled in early August after Edwin Encarnacion broke his wrist. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Nolan recalled facing similar skepticism before The Dark Knight, particularly after the late Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker. Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026 The two nations recalled their ambassadors and closed their airspace in April 2025 after the drone shooting, with Algeria accusing Mali of repeatedly violating its airspace. ABC News, 11 July 2026 Speaking to the Guardian, Devlin recalled Emmerich's original idea. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 July 2026 Several childhood friends of Salgado recalled that his father was kind and soft-spoken, always inquiring after a long workday about his wife’s day and how his sons’ friends were doing. Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 Both his siblings recalled how their father relentlessly beat Sochor, and his mother described herself as abusive. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026 Earlier this year, nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen blueberries were recalled due to potential Listeria contamination. Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recalled
Verb
  • Throughout her decades-long career, Bonnie Tyler recorded pop, country and soft rock music and scored hits with each style, but she is remembered primarily for her decade-defining rock smashes.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • At a press conference in New York City on Friday, Wells' parents remembered their son.
    Elise Gregg, NPR, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Broiling conditions have severely tested the continent’s infrastructure, with some trains delayed or cancelled as extreme temperatures risk warping the metal tracks.
    Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • During his years in exile, Osip Mandelstam was denied the right to work for any publication or publishing house; translation jobs were cancelled, his writing went unpublished.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Bowles told the jury during trial that May would have never willingly abandoned her children.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • The series’ new iterations, starting with Fede Álvarez’s 2013 soft reboot Evil Dead, have largely abandoned its roots as horror-comedy in favor of orgiastic slaughter.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Trump said early Friday said that the United States and Iran have agreed to continue peace talks, even though the ceasefire established by last month's preliminary deal has been scrapped.
    Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • After the news broke, Tarrant County scrapped Cesar Chavez’s name from the official county holiday and replaced it with a generic name that still allowed county employees to have the day off.
    Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.
    Eva Flowe July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • After this article was published, the Department of Homeland Security’s media office sent a statement listing the criminal histories of Morffi and Rodriguez and explaining that their green cards were revoked due to their crimes.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • The launch came after multiple weather delays, as well as a software issue that aborted a Thursday launch attempt and was fixed with an update.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • An unpiloted test flight in December 2019 failed to reach the space station, aborted its mission, and came home early.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026

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“Recalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalled. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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