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as in recitation
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as in presentation
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Recent Examples of recital
Steinway salesrooms, offices, and storage were based in the building for decades, along with a 240-seat recital hall that was in operation between 1925 and the beginning of World War II, before being converted into office space.
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
Although Burning Ambition tells Iron Maiden’s story, moments like Bardem’s recital demonstrate why the band has its diehard fanbase.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Khloé gave her daughter her flowers at True's dance recital in 2024.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Julia Stiles Actually Cried While Filming One of the film’s most emotional moments — Kat’s poem recital — was captured in just two takes, Stiles told Bustle in January 2025.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
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Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026
Although Burning Ambition tells Iron Maiden’s story, moments like Bardem’s recital demonstrate why the band has its diehard fanbase.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Khloé gave her daughter her flowers at True's dance recital in 2024.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Julia Stiles Actually Cried While Filming One of the film’s most emotional moments — Kat’s poem recital — was captured in just two takes, Stiles told Bustle in January 2025.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recital
Noun
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As the Imam intoned verses from the Quran, a series of reverberating chimes from users’ phones suddenly cut through the recitation.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
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The husband-wife duo of Dave Walker and Lois Hart anchored the first newscast with no fancy introduction, no mission statement, just an immediate recitation of the day’s headlines.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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To jumpstart the week of sessions and forums centered around technology and design, Apple will host a keynote presentation, announcing the latest software and products coming to users.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Still, presentation decks and valuation models are broadly accepted as a necessary learning tool.—
Meg Short,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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The drafts were messy, but, in reality, so, too, were the handwritten ones—their own version of chaos with arrows, enumerations, and strikethroughs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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There are new reports citing the leaderboard-style enumerations of Challenger, Gray and Christmas, which suggest that U.S. tech layoffs are now at their worst year-to-date point since 2023, with approximately 52,050 job cuts this year 2026, 18,720 of them in March.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The only sounds in your private pavilion are birdsong and a symphony of critters as nature rubs up against the swaths of pale stone and marble.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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One is Enrico Lopez-Yanez, Class of 2007, a pops conductor formerly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra who now has stints with the Detroit, Dallas and Pacific symphonies.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Capitalist tactics—repetition, decontextualization, estrangement—were put in service of their literal-minded appropriations.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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O’Farrell’s sentences — the musicality of her repetitions, the genial warmth of her narration, the visceral pleasures of her imagery — offer comfort against the backdrop of heartbreak so common to her fiction.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Sparks end a three-game losing streak with an 89-72 win over expansion Portland, delivering their stingiest defensive performance of the season.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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But the strength of his acidic, strong, difficult performance was too powerful for the Tonys to deny.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Fan Festival events include concerts from artists such as Sheryl Crow, The Chainsmokers, All-American Rejects and Tech N9ne.—
Ben Wheeler
May 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Such destinations downtown are seen as essential to building vibrancy on days when there aren’t sporting events or concerts at PeoplesBank Arena.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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“Recital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recital. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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