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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
Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Set in 1971, The Post recounts the decision by The Washington Post to publish the top-secret Pentagon Papers and the newspaper’s ensuing legal victory over the Nixon administration.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
This is, of course, the very same Will who later recounts the Black Spot story to his own son, Mike, in King’s novel.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
In his new book about the stock-market crash of 1929, the journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin recounts a scene from a summer day that year in Manhattan.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
McCurdy also recounts how her mother, who was, to be fair, already dying of cancer, carefully coached her into an eating disorder, even down to the mechanics of bulimia, in an attempt to hold back puberty.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
Bransten recounts meeting with David and Ralph Lauren at the time, prepared with slides.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Set in 1971, The Post recounts the decision by The Washington Post to publish the top-secret Pentagon Papers and the newspaper’s ensuing legal victory over the Nixon administration.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
This is, of course, the very same Will who later recounts the Black Spot story to his own son, Mike, in King’s novel.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
In his new book about the stock-market crash of 1929, the journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin recounts a scene from a summer day that year in Manhattan.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
McCurdy also recounts how her mother, who was, to be fair, already dying of cancer, carefully coached her into an eating disorder, even down to the mechanics of bulimia, in an attempt to hold back puberty.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recounts
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Beyond that, the complaint describes other people involved in the conspiracy who have also not been charged.—
David J. Lopez,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The report describes resale as a tool for brands to acquire new customers, control their brand narrative, and generate new revenue.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite its striking color properties, researchers have struggled to study the pigment because it could only be extracted in tiny amounts from animals.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 2023-24, Barca recognised a €135m impairment on the amounts due to them from the two €100m share sales, essentially accepting that the money would never arrive.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The influencer, 26, graduated from nursing school in August 2024, and soon after, the high school sweethearts bought a house in Michigan, ending the long-distance aspect of their relationship, Adams tells PEOPLE exclusively.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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That film tells the true story of an Istituto Luce cameraman who filmed Mussolini and fascist propaganda, and, eventually, the head of communist Albania.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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But early voting totals before Election Day showed Democrats building a solid turnout firewall, according to DecisionDeskHQ Data Science Director Michael Pruser.—
Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Southfield Council Member 3 highest vote totals - 4-year term.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The film narrates the story of a convent located in the South of Spain, where a sect of unholy nuns served as a coven to find the perfect womb for the son of the devil to make his entry on earth.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 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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This requires the Mint to produce significant sums of pennies each year.—
Ken Sweet,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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There were plausible reasons to sell senior players Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Jarell Quansah and Caoimhin Kelleher — given the sums that were offered, or the fact that the players themselves were pushing for moves — but none had to be sold.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprised of three members who also just happen to fight monsters from the underworld.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The tense series chronicles the search for missing Milo, the investigation into why he was kidnapped and the lives and secrets of the adults in his orbit, including Marissa and her husband Peter (Jake Lacy).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Oral arguments for Bankman-Fried’s appeal are set to begin in Manhattan on Tuesday, nearly two years to the day since he was convicted on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy that led to his 25-year prison sentence.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kohberger is serving four consecutive life sentences with no parole, plus another 10 years, for four counts of first-degree murder and one of burglary.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Recounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounts. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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