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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
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Recent Examples of recounted
Hough recounted to the publication.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Meanwhile, Associated Press journalists in Ituri’s capital, Bunia, interviewed locals who recounted their fears and constant burials.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter's executive awards editor Scott Feinberg on his podcast, Awards Chatter, the 65-year-old actress recounted one particularly tense moment on set involving co-creator Larry David and executives from production company Castle Rock.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Some scenes are recounted in the third person by an omniscient narrator who frequently lapses into free indirect discourse; others record the stories that Pancho Villa tells around a campfire.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Sheets recounted that last night of his thoughts while Xander Bogaerts was in the midst of drawing a six-pitch walk on the heels of Andujar’s single.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Katherine Short’s death is not recounted in the documentary, due to timing and a desire to let Short grieve privately.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Iranian families recounted their desperate attempts to find survivors after the school bombing.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
There were other stories that bothered him more, like a post by a writer who recounted a chaste one-night stand with Tea Party activist and Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell that described her pubic hair.
—Frank Digiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Meanwhile, Associated Press journalists in Ituri’s capital, Bunia, interviewed locals who recounted their fears and constant burials.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter's executive awards editor Scott Feinberg on his podcast, Awards Chatter, the 65-year-old actress recounted one particularly tense moment on set involving co-creator Larry David and executives from production company Castle Rock.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Some scenes are recounted in the third person by an omniscient narrator who frequently lapses into free indirect discourse; others record the stories that Pancho Villa tells around a campfire.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Sheets recounted that last night of his thoughts while Xander Bogaerts was in the midst of drawing a six-pitch walk on the heels of Andujar’s single.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Katherine Short’s death is not recounted in the documentary, due to timing and a desire to let Short grieve privately.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Iranian families recounted their desperate attempts to find survivors after the school bombing.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
There were other stories that bothered him more, like a post by a writer who recounted a chaste one-night stand with Tea Party activist and Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell that described her pubic hair.
—Frank Digiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounted
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As the officers deployed what Wahl described as an active shooter response at the mosque and at an adjacent school, more gunfire was reported blocks away, the chief said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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During a January game on ESPN, for example, a commentator described betting that a specific player would score at least 30 points before a second commentator announced a DraftKings promo code.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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One of the guns had hate speech written on it, the sources told The Times, and anti-Islamic writings were found in a vehicle.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Miller, who has lived in the area for just a month, told NBC San Diego that his favorite thing about his neighborhood is how friendly and welcoming everyone has been.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Women’s Wear Daily has chronicled her each step along the way, watching her star rise, fall and rise again.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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One is the public backlash against AI, which has gained significant momentum in the past few months, as a story in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week chronicled.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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The actors narrated their points of view in the film.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Yesteryear is narrated by a woman named Natalie Heller Mills, a Ballerina Farm facsimile who is pregnant with her sixth child at the beginning of the novel, and whose pixel-perfect online life as @YesteryearRanch is essentially all a lie.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Verb
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As the officers deployed what Wahl described as an active shooter response at the mosque and at an adjacent school, more gunfire was reported blocks away, the chief said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The death of the guard was first reported by the New York Times, citing the Ahmed Shabaik, the mosque’s chairman.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Genetic testing confirmed Benjamin had TUBA1A-related tubulinopathy, a rare genetic condition that affects brain development.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Dan Loeb's Third Point made broad portfolio changes in the first quarter, adding a series of technology and semiconductor-related positions as the hedge fund continued leaning into the artificial-intelligence trade, according to a new regulatory filing.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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“Recounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounted. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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