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 The first drone seemingly detonated after crashing onto the gas tanks of La Negra Francisca, the crew recounted, while the second appears to have dropped an explosive. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 The injured passenger, a 61-year-old Serbian man, later recounted his experience to The Guardian. — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 In a post with more than seven million views on X, Anderson recounted a matchmaking attempt gone wrong. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 The events surrounding that night have been exhaustively investigated and recounted in numerous stories, documentaries and police investigations. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Others recounted people falling sick, being beaten by the rain, and told to hide whenever Nigerian military helicopters flew over the forest hideouts where the captors held them. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Maybe grandparents shared the horror of Pearl Harbor or parents recounted their shock the day JFK was shot. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 The only new images are artists’ re-creations of incidents recounted in some of the reports. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 Christopher Clancy also recounted seeing his son's family the week of Christmas, including for Mass on Christmas Day. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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The untimely death of Hayden Panettiere, a onetime child star who soared to fame while navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, came just months after the beloved actor described feeling ready to start over.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Though the war in Gaza was not a central campaign issue, Wahab has criticized Israel’s military actions in Gaza and described it as a genocide.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Dallas appellate attorney David Coale, who has handled appeals for decades, told CBS News Texas after the trial that Anthony's team could have several strong arguments over whether the trial was handled correctly.

— CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Nearly an hour after Nolan was last seen, friends on one of the boats noticed its bilge pump had failed and water was rapidly filling the hull, Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik, attorneys for the friends, told CNN.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

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Buss’ tenure and the family drama has been direct inspiration for two television shows and was chronicled in a docuseries the Lakers produced.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The Kansas City Star has chronicled every Chiefs training camp practice at Missouri Western State University this summer, tracking position battles, injuries and standout performances.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

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There’s something there for people, and all the credit goes to the director, [David Mickey Evans], who wrote, directed and narrated it.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Jointly narrated by Adès and French/British conductor Stephanie Childress, this unusual piece is set to a series of Edith Sitwell poems.

— Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

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The rates Denver has been paying the private law firm are substantially higher than averages reported by Clio, a legal technology company that tracks billing data from tens of thousands of legal professionals.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Cox Automotive reported subcompact SUV sales jumped more than 23% year over year in June, while small and midsize pickup sales rose about 12%.

— Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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