recalled

past tense of recall

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of recalled Fortune’s death drew attention because the hanging recalled Mississippi’s history of racial violence. — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 Basner recalled eagerly wanting to meet Zeller, having been a fan of his work both on stage and screen for years. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 Robin recalled the animal charging at him twice, leaving puncture marks near his hip from clawing at him. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 Other products recalled for deadly fire hazards include Qabefy mattresses and Koorlian mattresses. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026 One reader recalled my once visiting a 103-year-old fan who had written me a letter in trembling longhand. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Sullivan recalled that Froio traveled all over the world, and owned a piece of a winning horse. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The case has attracted widespread attention because the scene recalled lynchings in the Southern state, which has a long and troubled history of racial violence. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 Some in Namatsokha, Nabutsilili's village, recalled a recent incident when work at a construction site was frustrated by persistent rain only at the scene. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recalled
Verb
  • On stage at the conference, Brennan remembered the 2019 sale of Gilmour’s guitar collection, when the rush of online bidders became so intense that the auction house’s system went down and the sale had to be delayed.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In accepting the honor, Gill remembered hearing his first band’s first song on the radio while driving on Interstate 40 in Oklahoma City as a teenager.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The stage musical based on one of the biggest movies ever made in Connecticut finally makes it here on a national tour and an earlier tour was canceled.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In August, Bonnaroo, the beloved Tennessee festival, was canceled to take a break and fortify the grounds after back to back years of heavy storms.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The restaurant idea was abandoned and, instead, an extremely small table was located on the floor below the main lobby.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But jurors heard testimony from family members convincing them that there was no way Cavett would have abandoned her son, Kamdyn.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Santa Monica’s inaugural Ocean Way Festival was scrapped amid dangerous high surf and flooding caused by Hurricane Marie across Southern California.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Among them, Ed Sheeran scrapped stops at Gillette Stadium including shows set for Friday and Saturday night in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In 2018, Kelly sided with CNN after its then-chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, had his hard pass revoked.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The White House barred entry to staffers from the three outlets on Saturday and revoked their press passes.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Or the pilots could have just aborted the landing at that point and circled to try again.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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

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“Recalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalled. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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