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as in recitation
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as in presentation
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Recent Examples of recital
The effect was unmistakable at Sierra’s recital at Stanford Live’s Bing Concert Hall on Friday, March 13, which proved not just triumphant but exhilarating.
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Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
The arrangement was stripped bare, the kind of performance that felt closer to a recital hall than a concert venue.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
For example, if a child participated in a piano recital—and practiced every day, saw improvements, and managed to tackle a difficult piece—a high level of praise is appropriate.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
She’s set to arrive at Herbst Theatre for an upcoming recital presented by Chamber Music San Francisco.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
The arrangement was stripped bare, the kind of performance that felt closer to a recital hall than a concert venue.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
For example, if a child participated in a piano recital—and practiced every day, saw improvements, and managed to tackle a difficult piece—a high level of praise is appropriate.
—Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
She’s set to arrive at Herbst Theatre for an upcoming recital presented by Chamber Music San Francisco.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recital
Noun
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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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The reader who pauses for breath, after this recitation of horrors, is soon rewarded by being plunged into a yet more catastrophic mire.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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According to the presentation, the recommendation was based on the school’s geographic identity, regional recognition, the mascot’s adaptability and age-appropriate appeal, positive stakeholder feedback and long-term branding considerations.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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As part of the presentation, BYD also staged a high-stress safety demonstration in which four battery cells were deliberately short-circuited.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 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 set of 10 developed as the standard enumeration in the Haggadah, the liturgical text of Passover, which was first compiled in the early centuries of the Common Era and redacted toward the end of the first millennium.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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The symphony will play selections from Copland, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The 89-year-old Glass has composed more than 30 operas, 14 symphonies, 13 concertos as well as film soundtracks and other works.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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The action itself is mundane, almost aggressively ordinary, yet the repetition becomes psychologically adhesive.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Harris adapted Is God Is from her play of the same name, and the theatrical spirit lives on in the film through the rhythm and repetition of the dialogue.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Kehmeier and Friends of the Skyway co-founder Bill Hanley hope to assemble a busking team to host skyway-level performances, provided City Hall works with them on permitting.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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Pazanti was generally pleased with several aspects of his team’s performance.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Junior pitcher Aleksandria Blanco enjoys a dramatic, concert-like effort for Oak Lawn.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Butterflies, wasps, concerts, and a documentary.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
8 May 2026
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“Recital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recital. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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