recanting

present participle of recant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of recanting However, in a 2024 court filing known as a coram nobis petition, Zachary Adams revealed Autry was recanting his testimony and asked for a new trial. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recanting
Verb
  • Pressure campaigns have even led to traditional media outlets retracting previously positive reviews, further harming book sales and author reputations.
    Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
  • APPs excel in positioning patients, opening surgical sites, retracting tissues, and closing incisions.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Three surveillance photos included in court documents previously reviewed by McClatchy News show Muchimba wearing USPS clothing while withdrawing cash.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • By 2008, Americans were withdrawing, and combat deaths were subsiding to their lowest level since the start of the occupation.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s until their cover in California Schemin’ as rapping imposters was blown and the emotional strain of denying their Scottishness and their fractured friendship revealed itself.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, a source told PEOPLE that Teefey and Gomez, Wondermind's chief impact officer, both stepped in to take action for their employees, while denying that Teefey took out a loan to pay salaries.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite compelling evidence of the harms of infection and contradicting the CDC’s own recommendations, Kennedy has excluded pregnant women and children from receiving boosters.
    Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, Paris Jackson took to Instagram shortly after the remarks surfaced, directly contradicting the actor’s narrative.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Recanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recanting. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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