recited

verb

past tense of recite
1
as in described
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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2
as in memorized
to give from memory after all these years, she's still able to recite the poems she learned as a child

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3
as in listed
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 recited In some Jewish congregations Pirkei Avot is recited and studied on the Sabbath, typically on Sabbaths from Passover until Shavuot, or in some Jewish communities until Rosh Hashanah. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Then the crowd, with hands raised, recited an Oath of Allegiance, not so different from the oath Washington signed in 1778. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 He and Feddon recited prayers, which the priest had found for him, that pilgrims have spoken for generations along the Camino. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Watching the hearing via Zoom from a prison holding room, Powell wiped his eyes and sighed heavily as Cribbs once again recited the facts of the case before Judge Rachelle Carnesale, explaining when Walton was fatally shot. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 Adorni recited specific trades on air. — Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 Before the march set off for the Rose Garden near the Knesset, Rabbi Tamar Elad-Appelbaum recited the Traveler’s Prayer, praying for the marchers’ safety and alluding to Banki’s death nearly 11 years before. — Theia Chatelle, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026 Celebrity couples such as Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, George and Amal Clooney and Hailey and Justin Bieber all recited their vows in multiple ceremonies when they got hitched. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026 However, the wrong vote total was recited by the clerk afterward. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recited
  1. described
  2. memorized
  3. listed
  4. told
  5. outlined
  6. recounted
  7. detailed
  8. chronicled
Verb
  • The Houthis’ political bureau described the attack as a dangerous escalation of tensions.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Signatories described distillation as a common engineering practice that helps improve AI performance when used appropriately.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of described
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  • For all the public, open source repos where most of the benchmarks are run, every single model has basically memorized the repo.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • The Bible’s message was seen as not only informative but salvific, and the monastic who memorized its words filled his or her soul with divine wisdom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of memorized
Verb
  • All told, there are 91 species that live in California and are listed as endangered under the act, and another 51 species listed as threatened.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • The world’s largest packaging manufacturer has formally listed for sale the 400-acre mill property, in addition to another 335 acres across the Savannah River on its north bank.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of listed
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  • Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of told
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  • The plain, old clinch knot has been around longer than the improved clinch, and the only difference between the two is step four in the process outlined above.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026
  • During Thursday’s call, Albesa outlined several upcoming initiatives for Puig, beginning with the launch of Jean Paul Gaultier’s new feminine fragrance, La Favorite.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Definition of outlined
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  • In dozens of declarations collected as part of the court record, detainees recounted broccoli full of worms, diapers doled out one at a time, and staff tearing up children’s drawings.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Dylan was present for this almost-fight, and the two recounted it together.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026
Definition of recounted
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  • His off-the-ball runs, detailed below, show the Argentina international is effective at being on the end of crosses at the back post.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • In a recent cover story for Elle, detailed her personal and artistic evolution.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Definition of detailed
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  • Clearly, that’s referring to a post about the two women from March that chronicled their fraught relationship.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Our blog has chronicled virtually every major shift in admissions over the past three decades.
    — Brian Taylor, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of chronicled

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