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as in describing
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met
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as in memorizing
to give from memory
after all these years, she's still able to recite the poems she learned as a child
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as in listing
to specify one after another
the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III
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Recent Examples of reciting
In the tape, filmed by our babysitter, June sits in a chair against a brick wall, reciting her lines and picking at her knee, pensively.
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Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Beyond Saturday Night trailer, released Tuesday, features SNL alums Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more recalling their favorite sketches and reciting SNL’s famous, cold open outro.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
There's not a one Linus reciting Luke 2 speech that just ends everything, and everything is warm again.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
The show includes ten digital portraits of contemporary actors—including celebrities like Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen—reciting lines from various Shakespeare plays.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Sometimes that means simply reciting court filings aloud and pausing to explain procedures, recap prior events or dig up receipts across the web.
—Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
The result is a show where one section is focused on reciting his lyrics, while the other is throwing their bodies into each other in a mosh pit.
—Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
Or should fans of the film be empowered to lean into the joy and fun, reciting the words to their favorite songs?
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
The Taliban has forbidden women from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public and closed classrooms to girls from the sixth grade on.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Beyond Saturday Night trailer, released Tuesday, features SNL alums Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more recalling their favorite sketches and reciting SNL’s famous, cold open outro.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
There's not a one Linus reciting Luke 2 speech that just ends everything, and everything is warm again.
—NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
The show includes ten digital portraits of contemporary actors—including celebrities like Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen—reciting lines from various Shakespeare plays.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Sometimes that means simply reciting court filings aloud and pausing to explain procedures, recap prior events or dig up receipts across the web.
—Shirley Halperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
The result is a show where one section is focused on reciting his lyrics, while the other is throwing their bodies into each other in a mosh pit.
—Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
Or should fans of the film be empowered to lean into the joy and fun, reciting the words to their favorite songs?
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
The Taliban has forbidden women from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public and closed classrooms to girls from the sixth grade on.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciting
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Kovac does not hide behind a veil when describing his work.Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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A couple of hours after the shooting, a man reportedly reacting to a text falsely describing an active shooter at Sky Harbor arrived at the airport with numerous firearms and was arrested after a brief altercation with Phoenix police, Reeson said.Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Deal Rationale Since Universal Music Group’s distribution and listing in 2021, Vivendi has been subject to a significant conglomerate discount, resulting in a notable decrease in valuation and limiting its capacity to execute external growth initiatives for its subsidiaries.Joe Cornell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Post-pandemic, the market favored buyers who could easily give cash offers or offers well over the asking price in the immediate days after listing.Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
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Before the memoir was published, Sheila was talking with her editor, Douglas Gibson, who was Alice’s Canadian editor and publisher, and surprised herself by telling him about Andrea and Gerry.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Imagine someone telling you then that Liverpool would return 15 months later with Klopp gone and having failed to strengthen the squad.James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kick-starting an effective partnership starts with outlining core goals and key performance indicators (KPIs).Michael Nicosia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Multilateral organizations may also need clear protocols outlining who can access confidential materials, under what circumstances, and for how long.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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After the clip from the rally went viral, the Puerto Rican superstar endorsed Kamala Harris in her bid for the presidency and shared a video to his Instagram Story detailing what would’ve been her plans for the island.Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The game was shown live on TNT Sports in the UK, and the league shared a pre-match social media post detailing its kick-off time in various time zones.Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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With his eldest son, PJ, narrating and co-starring, Rose and his team, in conjunction with Adidas, crafted a touching salute to the people and places in Chicago that made him.Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Hanks takes on narrating duties for this expansive docuseries that shows the beauty of nature spanning the most remote parts of both North and South America.Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Reciting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciting. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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