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as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met
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as in to list
to specify one after another
the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III
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Recent Examples of recite
Not to mention their knowledge of the squad and the expectations of style that Fletcher recited in his first press conference, just as Solskjaer, Carrick and Giggs did before him.
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Ian Irving, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
McMillan, as Dowdle recited from memory, leads all rookies in receiving yards with 1,014.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Episodes are bound together by banal introductory voiceover, in which our narrator recites ominous clichés that, like everything in His & Hers, border on parody.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
In a pre-recorded video released in November 2021, Blue Ivy (then age 9) joined mom Beyoncé and other celebrities in reciting some of her rapper dad's famous lyrics in honor of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Ian Irving, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
McMillan, as Dowdle recited from memory, leads all rookies in receiving yards with 1,014.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Episodes are bound together by banal introductory voiceover, in which our narrator recites ominous clichés that, like everything in His & Hers, border on parody.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
In a pre-recorded video released in November 2021, Blue Ivy (then age 9) joined mom Beyoncé and other celebrities in reciting some of her rapper dad's famous lyrics in honor of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recite
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After he was arrested in August 2023, Wei was asked by FBI investigators to describe his actions involving the Chinese intelligence agent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Words can't describe how much he's done for me and all the other players.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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Inside his suite, Jed memorizes the code to Roper’s safe, which holds the arms trade certificate, then quietly shares the number with Pine (allowing Burr to access it from the hotel) when the whole group visits a local casino.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The other judge acknowledged that Claude had memorized significant portions of books but said that the plaintiffs had failed to allege that this was a problem.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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Per the Haslet city code, council members are entitled to a minimum of one item listed on each council meeting agenda, which the mayor is in charge of putting together.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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On Ticketmaster, playoff tickets were listed ranging from almost $500 to over $2,200.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Federal prosecutors have launched a new criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a grand jury previously declined to indict her twice on unrelated criminal charges, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Police have not yet detailed the causes of the crashes.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The technical specifications of the new communication devices have not been publicly detailed.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Only this time, Buttafuoco narrates the events of her own life, as actress Chloe Lanier plays her younger self.—
Janine Rubenstein,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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With a 52-minute run narrated by Quannah Chasinghorse, an Indigenous climate activist from Alaska, the movie follows the filmmakers’ quest through cactuses and canyons to document the jaguars amidst uncertain times and a changing landscape.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined the three-step plan for what comes next for Venezuela on Wednesday.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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During their first year, president typically address a joint session of Congress early on in their tenure to outline a vision or agenda, before delivering State of the Union addresses to lawmakers in subsequent years.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Montalvo recounted that between January and March, his band had practically no performances.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Recite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recite. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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