recounted

verb

Definition of recountednext
past tense of recount
as in described
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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  1. described
  2. told
  3. narrated
Verb
  • Prosecutors have described the murder as an act of terrorism, noting a notebook found on Mangione expressing hostility toward the health insurance industry.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • All parties in attendance at the meeting were said to have agreed to Lively's terms for resuming filming, which were described in a 30-bullet-point list.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of described
Verb
  • This wouldn't be the first time an owner learned their cat's gender was different from what they were originally told.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • We’ve always been told that TV was a business that aimed to create long-running hits!
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of told
Verb
  • Resurrection, which will be narrated by Patrick Gibson who plays Young Dexter in Original Sin, was soft-launched in the Original Sin premiere which revealed Dexter survived the shooting that was meant to kill him for good by his son Harrison (Jack Alcott) at Dexter’s request.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This abidingly wicked novel of suspense and one-upmanship is narrated by an eighty-one-year-old American widow permanently installed in a hotel on the Nile catering to moneyed vacationers.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of narrated
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