1
as in remembered
to bring back to mind
I don't recall meeting you before
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2
as in cancelled
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
In a new career retrospective interview with The Guardian, Curry, who played the concierge in the movie, recalled once having to lie to Ivana about her choice of interior decorating in the hotel, where the movie was filmed.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
Rodgers recalled hearing one of those songs on the radio a year later.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Arthur recalled randomly meeting Reid during his campaign for Metro Council, a serendipitous afternoon of door-knocking that turned into a conversation about Reid’s experiences and work within the city.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
In a 2022 interview with NewsNation, Miller recalled telling Engelbert to wait.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
During her struggle with bulimia, Keaton recalled eating 20,000 calories before forcing herself to vomit.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2025
Guiu was recalled to the mothership after just over three weeks.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Donovan recalled his first encounter with the play on which the series is based during a theater festival in Dublin.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Like the operas Li recalled, this moment is characterized by a kind of emotional extravagance that does not permit the ambivalent second thought.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
Rodgers recalled hearing one of those songs on the radio a year later.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Arthur recalled randomly meeting Reid during his campaign for Metro Council, a serendipitous afternoon of door-knocking that turned into a conversation about Reid’s experiences and work within the city.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
In a 2022 interview with NewsNation, Miller recalled telling Engelbert to wait.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
During her struggle with bulimia, Keaton recalled eating 20,000 calories before forcing herself to vomit.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2025
Guiu was recalled to the mothership after just over three weeks.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Donovan recalled his first encounter with the play on which the series is based during a theater festival in Dublin.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Like the operas Li recalled, this moment is characterized by a kind of emotional extravagance that does not permit the ambivalent second thought.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recalled
Verb
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Frehley’s friends and fellow musicians remembered him and his influence.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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As D’Angelo is remembered in the coming months, the singer hopes that anyone who’s not familiar with his life’s work takes away the right lessons.—
Elise Brisco,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Around the same time, a Black History Month project – a living wax museum in which her other daughter was planning to depict the poet Maya Angelou – was also canceled.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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But our flights had been canceled amid rocket fire and regional escalation, fallout from Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and its war with Iran.—
Reem Kassis,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Even Microsoft, once Google’s fiercest rival in the browser space, eventually abandoned its own engine and rebuilt Edge on Chromium.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mackenzie Chung Fegan abandoned anonymity on day one, and the New York Times’ dual critics Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan went as far as starring in several videos to announce their tenure at the paper.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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And yet, the agency’s human-resources office—which handled ethics issues—has been scrapped, according to Alt CDC, a team of anonymous public-health officials that has been crowdsourcing updates on the firings.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The main channel scrapped music videos back in 2011 and instead pushed those out to its sister channel.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump also revoked Bolton's security detail, which was in place because of threats from Iran.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The president revoked Bolton’s Secret Service detail earlier this year, even as Iranian operatives remained under an indictment for plotting to assassinate him.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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Apparently, the plan was aborted after several FBI supervisors refused to cooperate, viewing it as inappropriate.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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One of the most serious close calls was in March at Chicago's Midway International Airport, where a Southwest Airlines jet aborted landing and performed a go-around after a business jet entered the runway without authorization.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Recalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalled. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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