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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
In a video podcast, Carter recounted a late-night meal of sushi with the Salvadoran president.
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the standout moments of the interview came when the artist recounted receiving the call from Jay-Z confirming his headlining role.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Huang recounted during a commencement speech at the California Institute of Technology last year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
In a September 2025 interview with PEOPLE, Presley recounted helping Garcia through fentanyl and heroin withdrawal.
—Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Below the video, fellow urbex hobbyists recounted their arrests there.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
In her last video, Zuza recounted the many things that brought her joy in the midst of her battle with cancer, including her friends, her pets and trying out different hair styles.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The attorneys also recounted instances of personally hearing Ward express remorse for his crimes.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Morelo recounted hateful reactions to his art, including people smudging out and scribbling over his spots.
—Max Bacall , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
One of the standout moments of the interview came when the artist recounted receiving the call from Jay-Z confirming his headlining role.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Huang recounted during a commencement speech at the California Institute of Technology last year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
In a September 2025 interview with PEOPLE, Presley recounted helping Garcia through fentanyl and heroin withdrawal.
—Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Below the video, fellow urbex hobbyists recounted their arrests there.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
In her last video, Zuza recounted the many things that brought her joy in the midst of her battle with cancer, including her friends, her pets and trying out different hair styles.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The attorneys also recounted instances of personally hearing Ward express remorse for his crimes.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Morelo recounted hateful reactions to his art, including people smudging out and scribbling over his spots.
—Max Bacall , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounted
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Those sentiments likely described how everyone inside the locker room felt after the loss.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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As professor Paolo Quattrone has described, the Dean sits at one end beneath a towering Gothic window.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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By the end of the year, the grocery store and home goods chain will have opened eight new supercenters and neighborhood markets across the United States, Charles Crowson, a Walmart spokesperson, told USA TODAY this week.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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On the morning of June 3, Pandora's mother, Simone Kjolsrud, told The Republic that on May 26, the pair were victims of a double homicide while the teens were on a camping trip.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Investigative reports have chronicled how the hashtag #YestoMeat was used to spread distrust in the commission’s 2019 findings.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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As our new Warriors writer Nick Friedell chronicled, general manager Mike Dunleavy decided to delay his season-opening media session until later in the week.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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This leads to her descent into a vicious vortex narrated with Greek tragedy tropes.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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This Natural History and Horror series is created by Blumhouse Television and narrated by Maya Hawke.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ford had a challenging first half of 2025 with 88 vehicle recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to NHTSA data, which now surpasses the record set by General Motors of 77 recalls for all of 2014, the Detroit Free Press previously reported.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Box tree moths are native to temperate and subtropical climates in Asia and were first reported in Ohio in June 2023.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Consuming too many calories paves the way for obesity and related diseases like Type 2 diabetes.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Too much traffic, too much vertigo, too many incomplete explanations because everyone was trying to feign a composure that no one, not even the most distantly related, could maintain.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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