Thesaurus results for RECOUNTED

recounted

verb

past tense of recount

as in described

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 Simon recounted to laughter from the crowd. —

Peter Larsen, Daily News, 8 June 2026 Before long, the great invasion of France that began on June 6, 1944—and the Second World War itself—will be recounted only in documentaries and books alongside other historic conflicts such as the First World War and the American Civil War. —

Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 The witness recounted that seconds after the crash, the driver of the SUV jumped out and ran across the street to get into a silver car, which then drove off. —

Ted Scouten, CBS News, 6 June 2026 Russell, now 75, recounted the story of their first meeting on The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2016. —

Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 June 2026 In a video shared to his YouTube channel, the 60-year-old The Patrick LabyorSheaux host and actor recounted how Landon — who served as executive producer, writer and director of the show and also starred as Charles Ingalls— often ate lunch with the cast and crew. —

Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Satrapi, who was nine years old when Pahlavi was toppled and Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, recounted her experiences growing up under the latter’s draconian government in the graphic novel Persepolis. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026 Satrapi’s series recounted her early years growing up in Tehran against the backdrop of the 1979 revolution, before she was sent to Europe by her parents. —

Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 4 June 2026 The aptly named La Dolce Vita suite, also in a garden with great sea views, comes with the chance to learn more about the hotel’s storied past from a place where a lot of its history happened (or was discussed)—the cocktail lounge—recounted by a master bartender who is steeped in Splendido lore. —

Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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Nemecek described Rogers as one of the most influential communicators of the 20th century, whose reach extended across journalism, radio, film and public commentary.

— Daily News, Daily News, 9 June 2026
Court records and prior reporting have described allegations involving other women, though not all allegations resulted in guilty pleas.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026