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verb

present tense third-person singular of recount
as in describes
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
as in amounts

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Recent Examples of recounts
Verb
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 Ali, a war survivor from Iraq, takes pride in learning how to use a sewing machine at Eder, but also recounts how he was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked assault while shopping with his family in Walmart. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 26 June 2026 The book recounts Cherry's early years before joining the Emmy-winning HBO series as Faye. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounts
  1. describes
  2. amounts
  3. tells
  4. totals
  5. narrates
  6. sums
  7. chronicles
  8. counts
Verb
  • Loud describes herself as a democratic socialist who was formerly a social worker.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
  • Besides Miami, the trial — which Nelson describes as the first of its kind in the nation — will also be conducted at several other academic health centers in the country, as well as in Israel.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of describes
Noun
  • The idea is to learn the structure that matters for prediction and planning without spending huge amounts of compute modeling irrelevant visual detail.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • Huang said the Bangkok fire may resemble the fire in Switzerland, noting that such venues tend to have large amounts of flammable soundproofing materials and overcrowded conditions which contribute to the high number of casualties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of amounts
Verb
  • The thing is Georgia wasn’t antagonizing her (and Ariana tells her as much).
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Blake’s 7 tells the story of Roj Blake, a political dissident working against the totalitarian Federation controlling Earth and its colonies.
    — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of tells
Noun
  • Two mornings of heavy rains have seen rainfall totals climb rapidly.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Both totals represent sufficient support to overcome a potential presidential veto with a two-thirds majority in both chambers.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of totals
Verb
  • Pharrell Williams, creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, narrates the short film directed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • Unlike the 1960 film, where Mizuno narrates his own tragedy, Yeon and Katayama’s new Vapor is an object of mystery and dread rather than the story’s protagonist.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of narrates
Noun
  • Fintech companies are consumerizing DAFs and automating estate planning, while AI is poised to become a powerful philanthropic advisor, influencing where vast sums are directed.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The ruling is expected to benefit Republicans, who have historically relied more heavily on wealthy donors capable of contributing large sums to party committees.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Definition of sums
Verb
  • The show chronicles the unbreakable but complex bond between Vance, a Las Vegas comedy legend in decline played by Jean Smart, and her socially conscious right-hand writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • For many years, Kirby compiled annual cookbooks featuring the group's favorite recipes from that year, creating a collection that chronicles both memorable meals and cherished friendships.
    — Christina Daves, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of chronicles
Noun
  • On Wednesday, Nakashima remained in jail at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $45,000 bond on three counts of lewd and lascivious battery by an authority figure.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Singh, who was 21 at the time of the crash, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in June to three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, court records show.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of counts

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