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
Ye, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021, begins his apology by recounting a 2002 car accident that left him with a shattered jaw.
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
YouTube is now hosting fake history channels recounting events that never happened, and incoherent AI animations for bored young children.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But there’s this beautiful moment in it where both the late Rob Reiner and Mel are recounting their first meeting when Rob was only four years old.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2023, Weber doubled down on her story by taking the stand against the detective at his preliminary hearing — recounting a lucrative partnership between the two that netted her upwards of $30,000.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
For the Heaths, recounting the details feels surreal even now.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The opening days of the trial included dramatic replays of the initial emergency calls, testimony from teachers who huddled with terrified students, and the mother of one of the victims recounting how her daughter had asked to leave school early that day.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
As the only historic hotel along the Texas Gulf Coast, Grand Galvez leans into its lore with regular tours recounting paranormal activities.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
YouTube is now hosting fake history channels recounting events that never happened, and incoherent AI animations for bored young children.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But there’s this beautiful moment in it where both the late Rob Reiner and Mel are recounting their first meeting when Rob was only four years old.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2023, Weber doubled down on her story by taking the stand against the detective at his preliminary hearing — recounting a lucrative partnership between the two that netted her upwards of $30,000.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
For the Heaths, recounting the details feels surreal even now.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2026
The opening days of the trial included dramatic replays of the initial emergency calls, testimony from teachers who huddled with terrified students, and the mother of one of the victims recounting how her daughter had asked to leave school early that day.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
As the only historic hotel along the Texas Gulf Coast, Grand Galvez leans into its lore with regular tours recounting paranormal activities.
—Kelsey Ogletree, Midwest Living, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounting
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The paper describing the system has been published in the journal Radiation Measurements, and is open access so that others may benefit from the findings.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2026
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But O'Hara said he's seen no evidence that Pretti brandished a weapon, describing him as someone who appeared to be lawfully recording law enforcement activity while legally carrying a firearm.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s no copyright contingency telling you the dragon needs to have wings or not, or George should be English, French, or Turkish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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That’s also telling us that this family is experiencing demographic change.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Along with a documentary titled One Last Adventure, chronicling the filming of Season 5, set to release on January 12, 2026, Netflix also has two more Stranger Things projects in the works.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Jan. 2026
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This documentary aims to change that by chronicling an unbelievable life that reshaped the music industry and made waves in politics, discussions of race, and business.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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Comedic band Wolves of Glendale (Tom McGovern, Ethan Edenburg and Eric Jackowitz) will play both the pit band as well as the narrating flight attendants.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Dec. 2025
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It has also been reported that Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid will be narrating the feature.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2025
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Feeling withdrawn from relating?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reps for both Harry and the King said that the pair met for tea at Clarence House, relating afterwards that no other details would be shared.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Recounting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounting. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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