as in to describe
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 recount
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2025
The authors recount scenes in which Biden, then 81, failed to identify longtime friends some of the most recognizable faces in the world, like George Clooney, while requiring increasingly restrictive scheduling to manage his energy.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 May 2025
But that lead dwindled as more ballots were counted, and after recounts, Riggs was leading by 734 votes.
—Nate Raymond, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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Verb
Pascal recounted the performers' first encounter — of which Johnson had no recollection.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 May 2025
The authors recount scenes in which Biden, then 81, failed to identify longtime friends some of the most recognizable faces in the world, like George Clooney, while requiring increasingly restrictive scheduling to manage his energy.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Noun
Souter also was among the four justices who dissented from the 2000 decision in Bush v. Gore and said the Supreme Court should not have stopped Florida's recount in the presidential contest.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 May 2025
But that lead dwindled as more ballots were counted, and after recounts, Riggs was leading by 734 votes.
—Nate Raymond, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
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Ukrainian officials described it as the largest aerial assault since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Inside the truck, officers found a smoke grenade, shields and other gear as well as documents describing a plan to incite a disturbance at the park.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2025
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The amount of compensation depends on the length of your flight and the length of the delay.—
Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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At the same time, the amount of gasoline that California drivers consume has been declining.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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In 2024, a highly intoxicated passenger on an All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo to Seattle reportedly bit a flight attendant in the arm an hour after takeoff, the Japanese airline told The Japan Times.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Witnesses told investigators Hill couldn’t get up and was hit by two passing cars, according to the sheriff’s office.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
26 May 2025
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The assault comes as Ukraine and Russia prepared to conduct the third and final day of a prisoner swap in which both sides will exchange a total of 1,000 people each.—
Max Hunder,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Reckoning is looking at a $65 million three-day domestic haul, $75-80 million four-day total.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The event included a video tribute narrated by Liberty great Sue Wicks, celebratory remarks from team owners Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai and of course, the ring distribution.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
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The teaser features shots from Nouvelle Vague, narrated by a woman in French.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Peter Senge describes systems thinking as the ability to view an organization as a dynamic and interconnected whole.—
Balmukund Shukla,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Road trips for me had always been about making a whole of the places that lay between two points, of filling in the gaps.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The film chronicles the extraordinary story of a group of inmates who defied the odds to create a timeless piece of art.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2025
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Owners, GMs and coaches don’t want their delicate discussions and controversial decisions chronicled for future viewing — publicly or privately — by someone outside the organization next month or years from now.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But Golden Dome may ultimately cost much more than Trump’s staggering $175-billion sum.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
21 May 2025
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The money is coming from aging baby boomers and members of the silent generation, who have amassed a staggering sum in home equity, investments and other assets over the years.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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