recalled

verb

past tense of recall
1
as in remembered
to bring back to mind I don't recall meeting you before

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2
as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) I'll recall my purchase order if the company refuses to guarantee that it'll arrive before Christmas

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Recent Examples of recalled Companies from Hollywood and Hoboken, New Jersey recalled 1,513 pounds of ready-to-eat pork after a sample tested positive for listeria. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026 Rhodes recalled the moment in an interview with OutKick Dropkick. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 In a corresponding move, the Dodgers recalled catcher Eliezer Alfonzo. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 In the corresponding move, the Sox recalled catcher Edgar Quero from Triple-A Charlotte. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 At the time, Crow-Armstrong was recovering from shoulder surgery, which is when Harris recalled meeting the A-ball prospect during a visit to Chicago. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Williams recalled living with learning disabilities, including dyslexia, which prevented him from learning how to read music. — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Seth Green recalled his days on the WB series in a recent interview. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026 The bystander recalled everyone around her jumping into action. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recalled
  1. remembered
  2. canceled
  3. abandoned
  4. scrapped
  5. revoked
  6. aborted
Verb
  • Shoes stayed on, too, and Delman remembered simply walking through a metal detector.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Northern Illinois fan Jay remembered when upsetting Notre Dame or reaching the Orange Bowl felt like an attainable dream.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of remembered
Verb
  • The board was scheduled to vote on the issue Wednesday but canceled the meeting Tuesday afternoon, citing issues unrelated to the bidding allegations.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Flights to vacation destinations were canceled, delayed or rerouted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea.
    — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Geren said the convention center was part of a larger effort to revitalize downtown Fort Worth in the 1960s after it was partly abandoned by commercial tenants in the previous decade.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • The clients scrapped a more architecturally ambitious scheme by Norman Foster in the immediate wake of the terrorist attacks.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But a spokesperson from the Broward County Public Library system confirmed that Harrison’s event has been scrapped.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrapped
Verb
  • The license of the firm’s founder and Wang’s mentor, Zhang Kai, was revoked, and he was barred from leaving the country; other lawyers at their firm were suspended from practicing for six months, Wang said.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Wolff’s blatant disregard of hunting and fishing laws, including earlier incidents that led to his hunting and fishing licenses being revoked, was well known by local residents and law enforcement officers.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoked
Verb
  • The production of some vaccines involves growing viruses in human cell cultures from two fetuses aborted in the 1960s, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Infantino has come under increasing pressure to step down over his plan, now aborted, to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament, the World Cup, to private equity investors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of aborted

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“Recalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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