recollects 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of recollect
as in remembers
to bring back to mind I can't recollect if I turned the stove off or not before leaving the house

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re-collects

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of re-collect
1
as in contains
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 retrieves
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 Synonyms for recollects
  1. remembers
  2. contains
  3. retrieves
  4. recalls
  5. composes
  6. recaptures
  7. gets back
  8. recovers
Verb
  • Still, if Curl doesn’t make a clutch diving grab as the ball nosedived toward the grass, that’s merely an incomplete pass that no one remembers.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Thompson remembers going into the valley with his father while the dam was under construction.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of remembers
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  • Its 30% Saccharomyces yeast ferment contains 3% N-acetylglucosamine, an amino sugar that gently encourages surface exfoliation without relying on AHAs or BHAs, helping skin look smoother and more even with less potential for irritation.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Natto contains probiotics and prebiotics which can help support the gut microbiome and digestion.
    — Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of contains
Verb
  • In the highlight, Marshall retrieves the ball and oddly fires it back to the infield, fooling no one.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Someone else retrieves information from a company knowledge base.
    — Tiffany Chang, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of retrieves
Verb
  • Lisa Keller, a history professor at the State University of New York College at Purchase, recalls huddling with other historians, debating what would come next.
    — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Check food recalls on USA TODAY's recall database The recall covers approximately 261 packages of chips.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of recalls
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  • The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of composes
Verb
  • The powertrain also recaptures waste energy; the ThermAssist heat management system boosts range by 7 percent and reduces the amount of energy needed to heat the car by 40 percent.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of recaptures
Verb
  • Budd gets back into the race and Decker goes down with an injured thigh.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her relieved All-Star owner gets extra rest and then gets back to work.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of gets back
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  • The world eventually recovers from the ordeal, but consequences of the virus linger for decades.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
  • One site handles recovery The Covington facility also recovers materials beyond lithium.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of recovers
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