Thesaurus results for RECOUNTED

recounted

verb

past tense of recount

as in described

to give an oral or written account of in some detail a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of recounted At the two-week trial, three victims recounted beatings while suspended from pipes on the ceiling and the use of a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Colbert recounted collaborating on Lord of the Rings with his son Peter McGee and Philippa Boyens. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 After the results of a close Marshall City Council race in central Missouri had been certified, Hoskins' office received a complaint about the tallying of write-in votes, recounted them itself and instructed city officials to change the results. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 For The Times) One of the morning panelists, UC Davis associate professor Alessandro Ossola, recounted the process of cataloging more than 200 types of trees on public lands in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Forte recounted the humorous misstep while returning to Late Night in 2026. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Sep. 2026 In that analysis, senior columnist Louis Jacobson recounted the series of twists that led to the current state of affairs. — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026 But such calculations were only in the background on the summer day where the university lecturer recounted her health struggles over the past five years. — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Johansson recounted how, during one studio session, Saab picked up a single piece of black fabric and twisted, turned, and draped it into a bustier dress right on the mannequin. — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounted

Verb

William Curry, a 74-year-old retiree who described himself as a libertarian-leaning independent conservative, voted for Warner's Republican challenger, Bert Mizusawa, and Wittman.

— ALI SWENSON, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
The suspect was described by Palencia as an intelligent student and active taekwondo practitioner.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of described

Verb

Even if Paramount is able to reach a settlement with the state AGs, the Paramount-WB merger will not close immediately, a knowledgeable source told Variety.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Descano’s team relies too heavily on doctors to answer those questions at the pretrial stage, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of told

Verb

The 1977 true crime story, which was chronicled on a narrative podcast of the same name also starring Hamm, is decades old, but its political themes closely mirror today’s world, Hamm told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday.

— Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2026
The vanishing New York chronicled in the blogs of the mid-aughts has mostly vanished, NYU has colonized large swaths of downtown, and a populace struggling to afford the crushing price of housing has arisen in its wake.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of chronicled

Verb

Related The upcoming installment of mystery competition show revealed the news in a video theatrically narrated by host Alan Cumming.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
The story of bird migration, as narrated in Western civilization, often begins with Aristotle, who wrote that, in the winter, redstarts turn into robins and garden warblers turn into blackcaps.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of narrated

Verb

Personality change is the number one sign reported by families, Nowinski says.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
In June, The Times of London reported that private schools throughout the UK have lost 30,000 pupils since January 2025, and about 100 independent schools have closed entirely.

— Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of reported

Verb

The study also related that fashion attracts international talent to the top of company boards, 25 percent more in fashion compared with 12 percent among the top 100 Italian companies.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Howard has also made other major farming and agricultural-related philanthropic gifts, including sending more than $500 million in humanitarian, financial, and agricultural aid to Ukraine since early 2022, according to No-Till Farmer.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of related

Browse Nearby Words

recount

recounted

recounting

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Recounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounted. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of recounted

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

tactile

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 25

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes