Thesaurus results for RECITATION

recitation

noun

Definition of recitation

as in recital

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Recent Examples of recitation Because match commentators are asked to take the helm of halftime themselves, those intermissions are usually rote recitations of highlights rather than any sort of tactical breakdown that would require time away from a microphone to prepare. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 After the grave was closed, the clergy then continued to say prayers and recitations from the Quran. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026 The husband-wife duo of Dave Walker and Lois Hart anchored the first newscast with no fancy introduction, no mission statement, just an immediate recitation of the day’s headlines. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 Despite her considerable experience in government, her responses lacked substance and were often composed mostly of recitations of her past actions in office. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recitation

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Noun

They’re expected to be present for every recital and every board meeting.

— Simbiat Adighije, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The gold medalist will receive $75,000, a Carnegie Hall recital debut, a recording contract and four years of website development.

— Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of recital

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The repetition should feel especially galling since the team already earned its promotion last week, making the climax of this week’s match just getting butts in seats.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
But they were never intended to be seen as straightforward copies of one another; the repetition is never exact.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of repetition

Noun

Constraints, enumerations and referential integrity are miserable work for a person in front of an open gearbox.

— Julien Vantyghem, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The enumeration system starting in Roosevelt, Utah, runs ambitiously and intermittently through dozens of desert miles to reach the right-angle intersection of 6,000th South and 47,000th West.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of enumeration

Noun

Florida’s next governor will have the final say over whether the state repeals the law, along with a litany of other gun issues.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Jackson was the first of a litany of players to go down on Sunday, suffering a groin injury in the first quarter against the Browns and not returning.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

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