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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
These days, revenge literature arrives most often as a sordid memoir or roman à clef in which grievances are recounted, villainy exposed, and relevant facts set forth.
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Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Bode recounted of the interaction.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Collins recounted the meeting Saturday during a memorial service for Johnson at the Mission Viejo gym.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Woodley recounted her experience being recruited into Dan Fogelman’s enigmatic post-apocalyptic series.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Gray recounted that he had been born Charles Stinson, but his father died after returning home from World War II.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Initially, the screenplay had recounted a 1993 lawsuit against Jackson, but those sequences had to be removed after producers discovered a clause in the settlement with the young accuser that barred the depiction or mention of him in film or television.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Other experiences are recounted through dramatic dialogue, or from the perspective of an inanimate object; some chapters adopt the pulpy tone of a spy thriller, breaking from any sense that Questions 27 & 28 is meant to be a straightforward account of the past.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
The Wyoming Republican recounted to Senate Republicans that in the past 12 months Democrats have gone from 15 of their members voting to block arm sales, to 27 Democrats voting to stop the sales, to 40, last week.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Bode recounted of the interaction.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Collins recounted the meeting Saturday during a memorial service for Johnson at the Mission Viejo gym.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
Woodley recounted her experience being recruited into Dan Fogelman’s enigmatic post-apocalyptic series.
—Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Gray recounted that he had been born Charles Stinson, but his father died after returning home from World War II.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Initially, the screenplay had recounted a 1993 lawsuit against Jackson, but those sequences had to be removed after producers discovered a clause in the settlement with the young accuser that barred the depiction or mention of him in film or television.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Other experiences are recounted through dramatic dialogue, or from the perspective of an inanimate object; some chapters adopt the pulpy tone of a spy thriller, breaking from any sense that Questions 27 & 28 is meant to be a straightforward account of the past.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
The Wyoming Republican recounted to Senate Republicans that in the past 12 months Democrats have gone from 15 of their members voting to block arm sales, to 27 Democrats voting to stop the sales, to 40, last week.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounted
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Angels shortstop Zach Neto did precisely what Cora described.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Evelyn, a migrant from the Philippines who slept in the bus station with her children during the war, described how, in an industry as intimate as caregiving, working with elderly people who struggle to make it to a shelter, workers can feel pressured to stay in the building during an attack.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Murmurs of possible tactics abound—including more talk within the administration of the DPA after Anthropic’s Mythos announcement, one person with knowledge of such discussions told us.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The story of the site, which was subsequently bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in 2005, is told in MySpace, a documentary directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Gunpowder & Sky, the company founded by former MTV boss Van Toffler.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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The federal investigation chronicled those editorials this page published about the DA’s misdeeds.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Fugard, who died last year, played a role in bringing international attention to the injustices of his homeland through plays that chronicled the human toll of such corrosive governmental policies.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hawke previously narrated the audiobook for Joan Didion's essay collection Slouching Toward Bethlehem.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Elsewhere, in the natural history space, Nat Geo also has more episodes of Underdogs, narrated and produced by Ryan Reynolds, in the can, two seasons of A Real Bug’s Life, and The Real Finding Nemo coming up.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Their packed schedule includes a ceremonial stop at the memorial dedicated to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, as well as sightseeing in the Appalachia region, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hail larger than baseballs was reported in Texas and Arkansas on Saturday.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The two most common issues that can potentially be helped by a low-protein diet are kidney- and liver-related issues.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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That starts with retooling the permitting process that approves — or, more often, holds up — major power generation, mining and other critical infrastructure and defense-related projects.—
Tom Cotton,
Washington Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Recounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounted. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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