recounting

present participle of recount

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of recounting Kannan and others took turns standing in the bed, and recounting the firing of doctors and staff, until a white Grand Wagoneer pulled up and El-Sayed got out. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026 Roberto Sosa often took long pauses while recounting the incident and paused to wipe his eyes. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 The sentence was delivered on Monday afternoon in a federal courthouse mere steps from First Liberty’s former offices, after more than an hour of impassioned victims recounting the devastation caused by Frost and First Liberty. — Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The process of recounting past encounters is one fraught with traps, says Sachs, as human minds tend to re-enact them in the mind, often editing, sometimes finding specific moments deeply burned in. — Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 These are as much a part of Casey’s legacy as the company’s successes, even if UPS never mentioned them publicly during his lifetime and does not acknowledge them in recounting its past today. — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 The film ends with a retired Bell recounting two dreams to his wife, both about his father. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 At the outset of Wednesday’s hearing, Judge Kaplan acknowledged the keen interest in LIV’s Chapter 11 case, recounting how he had been bombarded over the weekend at his golf club about what would happen next. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Essayli called Fields’ claims false, including in response to a social media post Tuesday by Padilla recounting them. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounting
Verb
  • Masterson, who has spent the last six years thwarting Kelly’s will as a top legislative leader in Topeka’s Republican supermajority, is now highlighting examples of his bipartisan achievements and describing Holscher as a socialist.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Even at their most disturbing, scenes describing carnage tend to be colorful and amusing.
    — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Using such guidelines as the standard is reasonable, which is exactly what makes his handling of them so telling.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • One invective accuses the directors of destroying the truth-telling potential of documentary.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Meghan shared rare family photos to her Instagram in July 2026 chronicling the summer adventures of her and Harry’s two kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Presley, who was arrested and charged with a DUI in 2019, had previously been open about his struggles with mental health and substance abuse, chronicling his journey on Instagram.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The concern that gentle parenting might spoil kids isn’t new—especially in online parenting discourse where videos of parents calmly narrating a tantrum or negotiating with a preschooler tend to go viral.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Related Stories After narrating several episodes with a history of women with the TK gene, which gives Carrie her telekinetic abilities, Adelaide is revealed as the person interviewing the survivors of the prom night fire.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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“Recounting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounting. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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