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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
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 Jones recounts Marvin Gay’s funeral, and being at the deathbeds of Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026 The book recounts Cherry's early years before joining the Emmy-winning HBO series as Faye. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 As Mason recounts in the documentary, Parker came to his office in 2015 due to unexplained bleeding after the birth of her second child. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 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 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 Start in Jongno, Says This Seoul Local Writer and translator Anton Hur recounts the past—and precarious present—of his favorite gayborhood, Jongno. — Lara Kramer, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026 The story centers around friends Evelyn Couch and Ninny Threadgoode, who recounts stories about her past, primarily about Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, who run the Whistle Stop Café. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 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
  • The Anti-Defamation League describes Patriot Front as a white supremacist group.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Staying home might not readily provide the intoxicating beauty Emerson describes.
    — Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of describes
Noun
  • Nuclear fusion is the process of combining two hydrogen atoms to form one helium atom, releasing huge amounts of energy.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • The bacteria are found naturally in freshwater but amounts generally don't lead to disease.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of amounts
Verb
  • Knowing that a visitor asked three questions about security, spent time on your enterprise plan and then left without booking a demo tells you everything about what to do next.
    — Suyash Karn, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Bao Nguyen, in part tells the story of how CEO Matt Mullenweg founded what became Automattic, a company rooted in the philosophy of open-source software.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 July 2026
Definition of tells
Noun
  • But voting totals reset, adding some unpredictability to the process.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • From May through July, monthly rainfall totals in Kansas and Missouri were three to four times higher than usual.
    — Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of totals
Verb
  • 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
  • Elle narrates her Harvard submission video while wearing multiple bikinis.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 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
  • 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
  • Simply titled Elle, the new prequel series chronicles Elle's time as a high school student in Seattle after her family relocates from Los Angeles.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of chronicles
Noun
  • In May, a former federal agent was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault and falsely reporting a crime after making false statements under oath regarding the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in January.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • The Ventura County district attoney’s office brought eight total counts against the minor, a male Ventura resident who was not identified due to his age.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of counts

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