recounted

past tense of recount

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Recent Examples of recounted In the filing, Dixon then recounted a moment after filming The Oval, when Perry invited him to his trailer. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 And in one of the more lighthearted moments of the discussion, Barrett recounted a recent family vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 Danielle recounted hearing screaming and people running in the chaotic aftermath of the shooting. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025 The moment came when an audience member named Billy, a former NBC sales employee, recounted meeting O’Brien at a 1993 cocktail party on the top floor of 30 Rock. Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025 Johnson recounted having to transform his own body into that of Mark Kerr. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 The central courtyard was growing algae and there was overgrown vegetation, Sarah Cody, historic preservation chief for Miami-Dade County, recounted in an interview with the Miami Herald. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 The singer defended Siwa and recounted her own experiences as a bisexual woman falling in love with a man after previously dismissing the idea. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 In a recent interview on The Awaara Musaafir Show, hosted by Jayesh Gangan, Zende recounted in detail the capture of Charles Sobhraj. Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounted
Verb
  • It’s gotten so bad that, in one of the largest H-2A criminal cases ever, a federal judge described the abuse of these workers as a form of modern-day slavery.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Boelter’s motivation remains unclear, but investigators found a one-and-a-half-page letter, described as rambling and difficult to read, that was ascribed to him.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The canyon between Laura and the couple remains vast after Laura told Cherry in Episode 3 that Daniel died after his rock-climbing accident just to get Cherry out of their lives.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, the Fall of Reach was already chronicled back in 2001 with a novel of the same name.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • My recent visit to Normandy, France, was of a different ilk, mostly revisiting the history of WWII, chronicled in my first two stories (links below).
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Frank Quirarte, piloting his new Yamaha WaveRunner, narrated a play-by-play for his Instagram live feed.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • About the life and legacy of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Phil Sharp, the doc is narrated by Mark Ruffalo.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No casualties have been reported.
    George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Estonia last month reported a Ukrainian drone crashing and exploding on its territory.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Asthma is not always classified strictly as an allergic disease, but many cases are allergy related, and such cases are becoming more common worldwide.
    Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Blood related or not, Eid wants his workers to all feel like family.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Recounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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