total recall

noun

: the faculty of remembering with complete clarity and in complete detail

Examples of total recall in a Sentence

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The total recall amounts to more than 2 million cases of doughnuts, fritters, paczki, eclairs and munchkins. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025 The fiscal year ending in October 2024 saw 1,908 total recalls, including food and cosmetic products. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of total recall was in 1926

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“Total recall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total%20recall. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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