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Recent Examples of recitation
Its stories are centuries old – yet they are recited by many Nepalis every winter, even as the daily recitation now competes with many modern distractions, such as smartphones and social media.
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Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
What the book is not is a recitation of big games and important goals.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Islamic education can include Quranic studies and recitation as well as curriculum on Islamic principles, Carroll said.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
The judge launched into a recitation of the jury's obligations.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
What the book is not is a recitation of big games and important goals.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Islamic education can include Quranic studies and recitation as well as curriculum on Islamic principles, Carroll said.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
The judge launched into a recitation of the jury's obligations.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
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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
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Khloé gave her daughter her flowers at True's dance recital in 2024.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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The band recorded three more full-length albums, along with a litany of singles and EPs, and graduated from basements to traditional venues not just in Chicago, but all over the world.—
Blair R. Fischer,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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In recent years, a litany of violent, seemingly unprovoked attacks across Metro led to the deaths or severe injury of several passengers—a confirmation of Angelenos’ worst fears about the system.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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