Thesaurus results for RECOUNTS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of recount

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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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noun

plural of recount

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Even Flynn, a high school history teacher whose curriculum recounts the cyclical nature of wars and revolutions, needed to believe in that possibility of a reprieve, despite reiterating death’s inevitability in the classroom. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026 The report recounts detainees saying that guards beat detainees in response to hunger strikes, requests for medical attention and complaints regarding detention conditions. — Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 In his 1944 book Man-eaters of Kumaon, Corbett recounts how Bachelor survived after being shot through the face, succumbing to the injuries from the subsequent bullets fired at him four days later. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 With humor and charm, the narrator recounts Ricky Daddy’s misadventures in love, until the narrative begins to shift in ways that cast the story in a different light. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2026 The play recounts the father-son dynamic between Shaw and his father, Thomas, who was also an alcoholic and who died when Robert Shaw was 12. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 Caught between two opposing cultures, drawing on a cache of letters, documents, and remembrances, Ferrer meticulously recounts the travails of one migrant family and a punitive legal system that dogged them, skewering ideals of equity and fairness. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 Jones recounts Marvin Gay’s funeral, and being at the deathbeds of Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026 Thrown into the perilous odyssey of the quest for Europe, Gift recounts the memories that led to her departure. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 June 2026

Noun

There are no automatic recounts in Indiana, but the losing candidate may request and pay for a recount regardless of the vote margin. — Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026

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Menelaus describes how the men, stacked on top of each other amid stiflingly hot conditions, also had to urinate and defecate on one another.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
In the interview, Artem describes the planning and execution of the assault, while the accompanying video features footage of the operation.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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Yet companies are pouring vast amounts of money into data centers and expensive software from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Research does not show that fruit juice consistently spikes blood sugar more than soda when carbohydrate amounts are similar.

— Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 20 July 2026

Definition of amounts

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The historical data tells us that workplace promotions and outcomes have not been evenly distributed.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Etched onto each of the bands is a series of letters and numbers that, if it’s captured again, tells the next researcher where this bird has been.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of tells

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Since getting its first Outstanding Limited Series nomination for Godless in 2018, Netflix has been nominated 15 times in that category, well ahead of the totals for HBO (nine), FX (seven), and Hulu (four) in that same time period.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026
In the North Bay, Sonoma County gained 200 jobs, Napa County’s job totals were unchanged, Marin County shed 100 positions, and Solano County lost 200, the EDD reported.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of totals

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In addition to making guest appearances as Meredith, Pompeo also narrates the show and serves as an executive producer.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Barring its creation, the tapestry, which narrates a moment in English history that forever changed the country’s language, culture, and legal system, had not been back in the UK until this month, underscoring the historic nature of the loan.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of narrates

Noun

Beijing did not have to fire a shot, spend vast sums or use up political capital.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
That would do little for the club, the championship or, most importantly, the spectators who pay big sums for a true test of golf rather than a birdie fest.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of sums

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In the 2016 movie Jackie, which chronicles the immediate aftermath of JFK’s assassination, Bobby bemoans to Jackie that their legacy has been wasted with Jack’s death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman — the latter being Nev’s brother — the film chronicles Nev’s investigation into the relationship.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of chronicles

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Cameron Garcia, 32, was found guilty on five counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
This frame sees one late-career single return, several classics rise, and amidst all that excitement, the outfit ties another legendary act for one of the largest counts of current rock hits.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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