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Recent Examples of recitation
At Paul Revere Junior High, Russell won first place at a Shakespeare Festival for his sonnet recitation.
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Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
But his recitation of Black Americans’ names also revealed that they were heavily weighted toward athletes and performers like Jackie Robinson and Aretha Franklin (on a list that includes relatively obscure conservative white thinkers such as Whittaker Chambers and Clare Boothe Luce).
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
But crowds of the devout held nightly recitations of the Rosary in St. Peter’s Square, and he was finally discharged on Sunday, March 23rd, after thirty-eight days.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Shavuot customs include all-night Torah study, listening to the recitation of the Ten Commandments, the reading of the Book of Ruth, eating dairy products and adorning the home with flowers.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
But his recitation of Black Americans’ names also revealed that they were heavily weighted toward athletes and performers like Jackie Robinson and Aretha Franklin (on a list that includes relatively obscure conservative white thinkers such as Whittaker Chambers and Clare Boothe Luce).
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
But crowds of the devout held nightly recitations of the Rosary in St. Peter’s Square, and he was finally discharged on Sunday, March 23rd, after thirty-eight days.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Shavuot customs include all-night Torah study, listening to the recitation of the Ten Commandments, the reading of the Book of Ruth, eating dairy products and adorning the home with flowers.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
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Also held at the offices was Saturday’s big ending recital where the new musicians performed for family and friends.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
22 July 2025
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The 29-year-old shared several photos on her Instagram of her 2-year-old daughter Holland's first ballet recital on Monday, June 9.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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This way, the conversation can move toward repair instead of repetition.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Its gravity has collapsed beneath the weight of repetition and moral fatigue.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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But my speech usually descends into a litany of: Was Adam and Eve a short-short?—
Teddy Wayne
August 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Padukone’s belief in 82°E’s ability to compete with the litany of other global beauty brands was expressed just two years after its launch.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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