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Recent Examples of recitation
Jackson turned the recitation into a call‑and‑response chant, often delivered with groups of children or large crowds.
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Diana Leyva, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
When asked by The Guardian in 2012 the most important lesson life has taught him, Jackson delivered this recitation.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
This true crime entry is an excellent example of the genre working to understand circumstances underpinning a crime rather than performing a grim recitation.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
The National Endowment for the Arts, managed in California by the California Arts Council, and regionally by the City of San Diego Cultural Affairs in association with Write Out Loud, present Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation competition for high school students.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Diana Leyva, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
When asked by The Guardian in 2012 the most important lesson life has taught him, Jackson delivered this recitation.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
This true crime entry is an excellent example of the genre working to understand circumstances underpinning a crime rather than performing a grim recitation.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
The National Endowment for the Arts, managed in California by the California Arts Council, and regionally by the City of San Diego Cultural Affairs in association with Write Out Loud, present Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation competition for high school students.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
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Later this year, a new performing arts center will open at Crossroads, and the recital hall will be called The Mary Ann.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Michael Zwiebach,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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The future begins to look like a repetition of the present.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Beckett’s patter of repetitions and reversals—as the tape is rewound, replayed, and punctured by Krapp’s speech in the present—resembles Lerner’s technique.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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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
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Peaky produced a litany of memorable characters throughout its six seasons, leading fans to wonder who would appear in the movie.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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Add to that litany of cautionary tales the likes of Broad Green, remembered for offering staff perks like free meals from private chefs, but not for its movies.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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