Thesaurus results for RECOUNTED

recounted

verb

past tense of recount

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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 Marilyn recounted how Patty once yearned for a trampoline and brought it up every night before Christmas. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 Most of The Odyssey's adventure scenes are actually stories recounted by Odysseus to the Phaeacians, a sophisticated and extremely hospitable people (the ideal practitioners of xenia). — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Detainees recounted degrading and inhumane living conditions that included bathrooms covered in feces, flooded housing units and no access to soap or other basic hygiene supplies, according to the report. — Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 His wife sat in the fifth row, smiling as Bellinger recounted the difficulty scoring runs in what ended as a 4-0 win for the AL. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 July 2026 But both Andrews and Harris, who joined her for the meeting, separately recounted the same information. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 Leppanen recounted that a colleague told her that the pouches dissolved even though the information that disproved this was available online. — Matthew Chapman, STAT, 14 July 2026 The murder and its fraught causes are recounted by a Bengali analyst, who is himself interpreting them from the records of a different analyst with connections to Chatterjee’s two living children. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Hawthorne recounted a story about the day he was drafted, when new Steelers teammate Joe Greene came to his family’s door. — Jim Barnes july 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026

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Film Independent President Juan Devis described the evolution as a deliberate break from legacy recognition toward something more active.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Deoleo, the maker of household olive oil brands such as Bertolli and Carbonell, previously described the three-year window from 2022 to 2024 as one of the most challenging periods in the sector's history.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of described

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Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of told

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In recent years, Kennedy found online fame as fan accounts chronicled his cable news appearances on TikTok.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Those events were chronicled in These Happy Golden Years, which was the original end of the Little House series before The First Four Years was found and published.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Definition of chronicled

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The novel’s climax—a sequence defined by reality-shattering magical spectacle—is narrated by one character to another over FaceTime, a dreadful decision that deflates the entire story.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
The first in a trilogy, Claire North’s Ithaca is narrated by the goddess Hera who pokes fun at the many suitors vying for Penelope’s hand and Odysseus’s throne.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of narrated

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Florida Politics reported that the White House approved of the amendment to weaken the bill.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Henderson, who was identified by witnesses as a former employee of the restaurant, is accused of serving as Child’s getaway driver, using a maroon pickup that was recently reported stolen in Canyon County, police said.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

Definition of reported

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The current wind shear behavior is matching up closely enough with what’s expected from El Niño that the two are likely related, according to Matthew Rosencrans, a meteorologist with NOAA.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
The agency notes this is one large cluster that is epidemiologically related.

— Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 July 2026

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