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Recent Examples of recitation
His Dune set diaries are one piece of proof; his recitation-off on The Late Show is another.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
The exec’s recitation appeared to surprise even his longtime colleagues on the video call.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 July 2025
There was the fight to restore the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on his bleeding heart campus.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Foods of symbolic significance are consumed, while prayers and traditional recitations are performed.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
The exec’s recitation appeared to surprise even his longtime colleagues on the video call.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 July 2025
There was the fight to restore the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on his bleeding heart campus.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Foods of symbolic significance are consumed, while prayers and traditional recitations are performed.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recitation
Noun
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At three people died earlier this month when a building hosting a prayer recital collapsed in West Java.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Chris also gets sidelined by the protest traffic, and chooses to put on her running shoes and sprint to her daughter’s recital when taking a car there proves impossible.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rather than getting caught in a web of repetition, Matheny wanted to spin some new ideas that felt natural.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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But for the sake of avoiding repetition, let’s shout out some other players.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 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 doing just that could prove difficult, considering the litany of injuries the team is dealing with on the offensive side of the ball.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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While the Bears’ defense has a litany of corrections to make, the quarterback and offense are showing signs of ascending.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Recitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recitation. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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