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
  • Head coach Chris DeMarco remembered people stretching to stay loose while staff members did push-ups to pass the time.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
  • In the interview, shared online on July 10, Williams remembered what made Sanford and Son such a classic.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Events ranging from a baby parade in Flint, Michigan, to a rock concert in Herndon, Virginia, and the America’s Mile marathon in Pittsburgh were canceled Friday as smoke lingered.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The two were due to battle in La Finalissima — the match pitting the reigning Copa América and Euro winners against each other — in March in Qatar, but the occasion was canceled due to the conflict in nearby Iran.
    Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Escheatment is defined as the legal process of transferring abandoned, lost, or unclaimed property to the state.
    Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
  • Chacajlux’s truck was located abandoned near the scene of the collision and was taken in as evidence.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Blanche had initially defended the initiative only to later reveal that it was being scrapped following fierce bipartisan backlash.
    Eric Tucker, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • In 2023, she was served a restraining order from the district for sharing teachers’ personal information, which was later revoked, according to previous reporting from The Bee.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • Florida’s education commissioner then revoked the school’s eligibility for state funds.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • However, a handful of the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines failed to light at the vehicle’s ignition, and therefore the launch attempt was aborted automatically.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • SpaceX's Starship rocket launch was automatically aborted due to multiple engine failures.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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“Recalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalled. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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