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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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Recent Examples of recounts
Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Shamieh recounts his father once repeatedly trying to contact an attorney to no avail.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring the screen diva Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Monster recounts a budding romance between the serial killer and a friendly woman named Adeline Watkins (Suzanna Son), who was pivotal in his murder decisions.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
The song recounts driving on Nashville thoroughfares during her high school days.
—Maria Leontaras, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The book recounts that, working with a botanist named Marcel Lecoufle, Madame Carven created a white orchid that had a green centre.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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In his posthumous memoir, The Bigger Picture, Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau recounts the moment that all changed.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Shamieh recounts his father once repeatedly trying to contact an attorney to no avail.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring the screen diva Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Monster recounts a budding romance between the serial killer and a friendly woman named Adeline Watkins (Suzanna Son), who was pivotal in his murder decisions.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
The song recounts driving on Nashville thoroughfares during her high school days.
—Maria Leontaras, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
The book recounts that, working with a botanist named Marcel Lecoufle, Madame Carven created a white orchid that had a green centre.
—Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounts
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Local reporting describes heavy traffic, overflow parking, and crowding at overlooks as leaf peepers arrive during good weather windows.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with WWD, the 38-year-old describes how this new era, which includes e-commerce expansion across the Middle East, is poised to corner untapped potential markets like Saudi Arabia.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The test can detect trace amounts of minerals and toxic metals in their system, providing information at levels even smaller than a traditional blood test can find.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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During fermentation, the live cultures consume most of the sugar, leaving behind beneficial probiotics, organic acids, and trace amounts of natural sugar.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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Just like 2024, the top three airports remain the same, which isn’t surprising, Taylor tells CNBC Make It.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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From a vintage painting discovered in a shop to a child’s colorful sketch, each piece tells a story and adds warmth to your home.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Wahlberg's new pad totals 26,000 total square feet, including 17,797 square feet of interior living space.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The northern Caribbean would likely still receive a few days of wet and windy weather in this scenario, but rainfall totals would be lower, as would the flood risk, with Melissa moving steadily west.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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The film is a wild ride down the mighty Colorado River, exploring the region’s extraordinary wildlife, cultural history, and precarious future, and ChasingHorse narrates.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
13 Oct. 2025
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The first biography of the writer, and an engaging one at that, the book narrates how a child of privilege evolved into an esteemed naturalist-writer and a crusader for various left-wing causes.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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So how should regular people think about all the huge sums of money churning through the industry?—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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No One Saw Us Leave, a Spanish-language limited series on Netflix, chronicles the years-long struggle between a mother and the man who tore her family apart.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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The project — which chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprising three members who just happen to also fight monsters from the underworld — has been a surprise hit for the streamer, and its soundtrack has spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Phypers was charged with two felony counts of injuring a spouse, and two felony counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Matthew and Theresa Lyson, husband and wife and co-founders of the nonprofit Michigan Duck Rescue and Sanctuary in Washtenaw County's Salem Township, have also each been charged with six misdemeanor counts related to operating as a rehabilitator of migratory waterfowl without proper licensure.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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