1
as in recitation
Related Words
Relevance
2
as in presentation
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of recital
Chris also gets sidelined by the protest traffic, and chooses to put on her running shoes and sprint to her daughter’s recital when taking a car there proves impossible.
—
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
The performances were interspersed with speeches, poems and recitals by actors Riz Ahmed, Guy Pearce, Benedict Cumberbatch, Florence Pugh, Richard Gere, and more.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Performers will include the competition's first-ever gold medalist, the winner of the 2022 cycle and a 2018 laureate who will make her Indianapolis recital debut.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 11 Aug. 2025
Keep your calendar in a prominent location with key dates marked on it, including your work trip, your big project and your daughter’s violin recital.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recital
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
The performances were interspersed with speeches, poems and recitals by actors Riz Ahmed, Guy Pearce, Benedict Cumberbatch, Florence Pugh, Richard Gere, and more.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2025
Performers will include the competition's first-ever gold medalist, the winner of the 2022 cycle and a 2018 laureate who will make her Indianapolis recital debut.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 11 Aug. 2025
Keep your calendar in a prominent location with key dates marked on it, including your work trip, your big project and your daughter’s violin recital.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for recital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recital
Noun
-
This account is far from a dry recitation; it is filled with Hujar’s observations, honest self-assessments, and amusing dollops of gossip involving a wide circle of 1970s cultural luminaries.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
2 Jan. 2026
-
An imam who provided Quran lessons to Naveed Akram told CNN the young man had approached the Al Murad Institute for lessons on Quran recitation and Arabic language in 2019.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
-
Also part of the program will be a presentation of the Resonator Hall of Fame Awards, designated for the career achievements of producers and engineers.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
-
The platform meets Criminal Justice Information Systems standards set by the FBI and undergoes regular cybersecurity penetration testing, according to the presentation.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
No one needs an enumeration of all the positive effects of exercise, on health, on social connections, on self-esteem, or otherwise.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
12 Aug. 2025
-
But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Noun
-
Although the concert is free, the symphony is accepting donations.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
-
This is really the only collaboration of its kind the symphony does in Central Texas.—
Tom Kilgore,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
This completes one repetition, or rep, of the movement.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
-
In a media environment dominated by speed and repetition, images are now interpreted through existing symbolic frameworks before political meaning has time to settle.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
In a field experiment with hundreds of consultants, GPT-4 improved speed and quality on some knowledge tasks while performance dropped on other, seemingly similar tasks just outside its strengths.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
-
The goal is to validate performance, safety, and reliability in real-world driving conditions ahead of commercial launch.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
-
Working in concert, Fastvold, choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall, composer Daniel Blumberg and cinematographer William Rexer have created a language of devotional movement and music that is both believable and otherworldly.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Recital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recital. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share