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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
The climactic battle feels hasty in the moment, but dragging it out any longer — or worse, having to make everyone recite the usual vampire-killing rules — would have been duller than elevator music.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The snippet above came from a YouTube video of Pacheco reciting a 30-second version, itself an excerpt.
—James Barron, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Things go smoothly until Amanda's new operating system begins using her voice to recite ads in her waking life.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Allen Ginsberg pops up here, once while reciting best practices for anal hygiene.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The snippet above came from a YouTube video of Pacheco reciting a 30-second version, itself an excerpt.
—James Barron, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Things go smoothly until Amanda's new operating system begins using her voice to recite ads in her waking life.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Allen Ginsberg pops up here, once while reciting best practices for anal hygiene.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recite
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Born in Naples, his songs are described as a blend of Neapolitan, blues, jazz and world music.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The problem described in the lawsuit is that even for domestic travel, if a driver's license and passport identify a person by different sexes, Transportation Security Administration officials accuse the person of holding a fraudulent document.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Salespeople attend workshops, memorize messaging, and role-play with colleagues — but these exercises rarely prepare them for the emotional turbulence of real customer conversations.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Mainstream music was soon pervaded by miniature forms that could be memorized—the four-minute song, not the 40-minute symphony.—
Matthew Aucoin,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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Ahead of the match, Washington listed eleven players as unavailable, including star forward Trinity Rodman, who stepped away from team activities to address her continuing back issues.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Yes Please list the highlights of your civic involvement/activism in the city of Fort Worth: Served on Fort Worth City Council since 2023 Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding?—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Police told Herald news partner CBS Miami that the man was Harris’ boyfriend.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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During a long day of testimony, Turley detailed how without access to Google's search index and data, engineers for the growing company tried to build their own.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Johnson stars as Mark Kerr, the real-life two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament Champion who was the subject of the 2002 HBO documentary of the same name that detailed Kerr’s journey and struggles with addiction to pain killers.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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Turnbull's dad, Alex Turnbull, co-directed a 2011 documentary on his father William called Beyond Time, which was narrated by Jude Law.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The two-part special is narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose company Wells Street Films, co-produced with Jigsaw Productions.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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In a letter to U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman formally outlined the league’s proposal.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Zelensky told journalists on Friday that Ukraine had outlined a list of security guarantees with London this week and will pursue his alternative plan following discussions with Trump in Rome on Saturday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Knight recounted a story, one that’s hard to verify.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Francis recounted the story of the Virgin Mary's appearance before him during a meeting at his residence in which the Pope asked Makrickas to make the necessary arrangements for his tomb at the basilica.—
Fatima Al-Kassab,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Recite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recite. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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