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Recent Examples of recitation
Building on this understanding, some modern Jewish communities use the recitation of the plagues as an occasion for reflection on present-day social issues.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The title track is simply a recitation of imagined Spotify playlists, and once the joke lands we’re not left with much.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
The title track is simply a recitation of imagined Spotify playlists, and once the joke lands we’re not left with much.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
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The recital comes amid a busy summer for the family, as the Chiefs’ signal-caller recovers from ACL and LCL tears.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Throughout the rosary recital in the grotto, I was plagued with worry.—
Annie Ernaux,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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During practice in Oakland, players with Soccer Without Borders run through drills focused on repetition, conditioning and teamwork.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Rossetto’s approach is characteristically dry, drawing emotional depth from repetition and the layering of recordings rather than abstract manipulations of sound.—
Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
9 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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Reviews on social media document a litany of complaints, beginning with the timeworn look.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
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Wembanyama has a litany of options.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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