Thesaurus results for RECOUNTING

recounting

verb

present participle of recount

as in describing

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 recounting Isbell’s lyrics unfold in that long, leisurely way that the hottest months of the year do, recounting unhurried gatherings of friends and family. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026 Christopher Clancy, the grandfather of Lindsay Clancy's three children, also testified in court Thursday, recounting how happy his daughter-in-law had appeared in December 2022, just weeks before the killings. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 On July 24, Sengupta wrote an op-ed for The Wire, an Indian news website recounting his visit to Gupta in prison, where she was allocated 15 minutes to speak with him and other visitors. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The veteran legislator has made a focus of his campaign recounting the numerous laws Kansas Republicans have pushed through stripping rights away from transgender people in recent years. — Carrie Rengers, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 The Democratic Socialists of America advertised writings on Tuesday by a former Communist Party USA leader recounting his time in the pro-Soviet group. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026 The author draws a parallel to meteorological phenomena like the urban heat island effect, where evaporation helps cool environments, even humorously recounting using an infrared camera to study heat dynamics within their own sauna. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Despite initially losing consciousness herself as a result of the explosion, Maria still vividly remembered the atrocity when recounting it to the Museum of Civilian Voices. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 Newman, 63, told USA TODAY, recounting Marshall's tumultuous, years-long battle with the disease. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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Asking Out Loud Which brings me to the last person in this column, and the only one who solved the problem rather than describing it.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Though each of the nine reports labeled the cause of death as asphyxiation due to burial in snow, sections describing the conditions of the bodies were redacted.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Abernathy Greenway Park walk with Trees Atlanta Take a walk through the park with a Trees Atlanta docent, who will teach simple tricks for telling trees apart and share stories about why trees are important and how to protect them.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
But that, according to the Florida Bar, did not absolve Gonzalez of his decision to dismiss the case in the first place without telling his client, a Miami resident.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

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In June, Vice President JD Vance published his second book, chronicling his Evangelical upbringing, drift from faith, and eventual conversion to Catholicism in 2019.

— Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
Many of the cards and other messages fill the walls at an indoor Punch birthday exhibit where visitors can also view video chronicling Punch from his earliest days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of chronicling

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Say what needs to change, keep the fix specific, and protect your energy before resentment starts narrating the whole situation.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
Lestat may have been narrating his failures this past season, but the series is celebrating its accomplishments as executive producer Mark Johnson announced a season-four renewal.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of narrating

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