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verb (1)

past tense of recollect

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verb (2)

past tense of re-collect
1
as in contained
to gain emotional or mental control of she had to calm down and re-collect herself after being told she had won the lottery

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2
as in retrieved
to get again in one's possession I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands

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Recent Examples of recollected
Adjective
Does your table offer a first-class ticket to spicy destinations across the globe, or a comfortable sinking into recollected recipes from your mother? Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 7 June 2025 Perhaps a strategic loosening of novelistic form was what Hollinghurst was going for, in an effort to capture the enigma of the recollected past. Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 Most history begins and ends with personal witness, and even written documents, after all, were very often once spoken memories, with many of the best histories depending on recollected conversation, from Boswell’s life of Dr. Johnson to the court memoirs of Saint-Simon. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022 Abby therefore spends the night imagining her way through the various rooms of her own life, attempting to attach each beat of her speech to a recollected physical space. Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023 The substance of such recollected moments here isn’t all that different from the thumbnail making-of-a-champion profiles that regularly punctuate Olympics broadcasts. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollected
Adjective
  • Still, Michael Dao, director of San Jose State’s Human Rights Institute, said that based on the collected data, poverty and inequality have worsened.
    Andrew Zeng, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
  • The collected data underscored that what’s played in public places doesn’t necessarily mirror what’s on the popular playlists or radio and streaming platforms.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Krypto maintains the decidedly unruly nature of the dog upon which he is based, a funny foil to Superman’s (played by David Corenswet) kind and composed comportment.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
  • Despite suffering from a severe injury at 13,800 feet, the climber remained responsive and composed.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Later, after Hankison was sentenced, The Courier Journal counted at least 10 police cruisers parked outside the courthouse, although the situation remained calm.
    Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 23 July 2025
  • As more people seek healing, the conversation has shifted toward calm approaches to managing intense feelings.
    Essence, Essence, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • But Mitchell is based in the altogether more serene surroundings of Ealing, west London, in the same studio that brings SailGP to our TV screens.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 24 July 2025
  • Her name whispers of gentle waves, depth and a soothing light, a haven bright and serene, wild as the sea.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • The film follows two priests — one questioning his faith (Dan Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Al Pacino), who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2025
  • After taking a couple episodes to establish its premise, there’s a procedural rhythm to Hub’s hunting expeditions, tracking targets from a possessed priest to a Satanic cheerleader.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The space can be used as a peaceful private office, a crafting studio, or a gardening space replete with a potting bench.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 20 July 2025
  • And the happier, peaceful times far outweigh the difficult ones.
    EW.com, EW.com, 19 July 2025
Adjective
  • The tranquil space is great for catching glimpses of the tall, hoofed residents or simply unwinding.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • Fallingwater, in Pennsylvania’s hilly Laurel Highlands, is perched above a tranquil waterfall and was built with locally quarried sandstone.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025

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