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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
Prosecutor Nichols called David Wiley to the stand, who recounted Terry Rose's confession to him back in 1999.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Livingston, as Dennard recounted, was a constant support, then in his first year as a staffer after spending a couple years in Cincinnati’s scouting department.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Cranston proposed in the bathtub, as the couple recounted in a 2022 episode of Double Date with Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Carlos recounted, with a chuckle.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
The billionaire cofounder recounted a time when Duolingo had been on the hunt for a chief financial officer for a year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Harry also recounted the meeting in his 2023 memoir Spare, having looked back on the memory following the Queen’s death on September 8, 2022.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Estrada Juarez recounted her 27 years in California and the speed of her deportation.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
After the service at Kheimeh Molaghat, over coffee and sweets in the church fellowship hall, Bahraman recounted how armed Iranian forces raided the home of his parents about 15 years ago, because their family had converted to Christianity.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Livingston, as Dennard recounted, was a constant support, then in his first year as a staffer after spending a couple years in Cincinnati’s scouting department.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Cranston proposed in the bathtub, as the couple recounted in a 2022 episode of Double Date with Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Carlos recounted, with a chuckle.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
The billionaire cofounder recounted a time when Duolingo had been on the hunt for a chief financial officer for a year.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Harry also recounted the meeting in his 2023 memoir Spare, having looked back on the memory following the Queen’s death on September 8, 2022.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Estrada Juarez recounted her 27 years in California and the speed of her deportation.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
After the service at Kheimeh Molaghat, over coffee and sweets in the church fellowship hall, Bahraman recounted how armed Iranian forces raided the home of his parents about 15 years ago, because their family had converted to Christianity.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounted
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During the hearing, a prosecutor described the case as particularly severe.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Former clients described Motta encouraging people to get surgeries, and others discussed one particularly shameless episode in which a large church van, crammed with prospective plaintiffs, intentionally collided with a truck.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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At school, the student noticed the handgun inside their backpack and told a school counselor, according to the DA's office.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The section of roof at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s garage fell Wednesday, triggering a collapse across all seven levels, Mayor Cherelle Parker told reporters last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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As a result, Baldwin’s last few years have been a rather unpleasant rollercoaster ride, as is chronicled in Oscar nominee Rory Kennedy’s new documentary The Trial of Alec Baldwin.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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ProPublica has chronicled the dark world of pig butchering, in which human traffickers in Asia force their victims to scam people by posing as friends or potential romantic interests.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2026
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It's based on a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Powers and narrated by actor and Chicago-area native Bob Odenkirk.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rest assured, the film’s first trailer doesn’t skimp on the eight-legged action, and is primarily narrated by Molina as Marcellus, the octopus at the heart of the story.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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In corporate news, luxury conglomerate and industry bellwether LVMH reported quarterly sales that missed expectations on Monday as the sector begins to decipher the fallout from the war in the Middle East and its impact on stocks.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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After the case went cold for decades, advances in DNA technology led to the case being reopened and the baby's body being exhumed in July 2019, KVLY, Valley News Live, and KX News reported.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Google mass arbitration may be the first to seek to represent corporate plaintiffs, as most of the group legal proceedings to date have sought to arbitrate consumer or labor-related claims.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Big Tech has been absent from committee hearings on the bill and anything data center-related, though lawmakers frequently reference their influence at the Capitol.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Recounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounted. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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