as in describes
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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This involves completing a form that describes the bag, collects your contact and delivery info, etc.—
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The report describes that authorities continued to observe the property through aerial surveillance.—
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Baltimore Sun,
25 Dec. 2024
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For 2025, the threshold amounts begin at $394,600 for married taxpayers filing jointly.—
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24 Dec. 2024
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Thompson and his team recovered significant amounts of gold and artifacts to great fanfare, but the euphoria proved short-lived.—
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24 Dec. 2024
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Jamie gives him a lethal stare and tells him to go away.—
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EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Killers Of The Flower Moon A brilliant, heartbreaking true story, Killers of the Flower Moon tells the story of the Osage people and the greedy men who try to rob them of their wealth after oil is discovered on their tribal lands.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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In the film, the monkey has Williams’s own eyes, and while the actor Jonno Davies provides the monkey’s motion capture and voice acting, the singer himself narrates the story.—
Simran Hans,
New York Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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At the end of the season 5B finale, Elsa Dutton (voiced by Isabel May, who narrates both Yellowstone prequel series 1883 and 1923), made a voice cameo return to say that the Duttons had been there for seven generations.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Recounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounts. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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