as in to remember
to bring back to mind
I can't recollect if I turned the stove off or not before leaving the house
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as in to retrieve
to get again in one's possession
I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands
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Recent Examples of recollect
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
His new podcast series, Inevitable, recollects the first chapter of his career, and he’s spent the past few weeks re-releasing his early mixtapes to DSPs.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Those losses sank her into a morass of regret and substance use, which spurred a break from the industry to recollect.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Some might recollect that two of our last four presidents — George W. Bush and Donald Trump — claimed the White House despite losing the popular vote.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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In the clip, the country singer and former Voice coach recollected the time his wife Gwen Stefani's son Zuma, who is now 16, used his phone to call his nanny—and got a country legend instead.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
His new podcast series, Inevitable, recollects the first chapter of his career, and he’s spent the past few weeks re-releasing his early mixtapes to DSPs.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Those losses sank her into a morass of regret and substance use, which spurred a break from the industry to recollect.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Some might recollect that two of our last four presidents — George W. Bush and Donald Trump — claimed the White House despite losing the popular vote.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Recollect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recollect. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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