Thesaurus results for RECOUNTED

recounted

verb

past tense of recount

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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 recounted In his filing, Wandner recounted that Roberts was 12 years old when his mother killed his father, an experience the attorney said left lasting psychological scars. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Campus police recounted Ashar’s reappearance at a news conference Thursday, detailing for the first time how the student was found after a multiday search that spanned acres and put the local community on alert. — Angie Orellana Hernandez, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Months after their 2023 breakup, Kelce attended one of Swift’s concert, tried to give her a friendship bracelet, recounted the story on his podcast, and the rest is history. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026 Premiering at the New York Film Festival, the movie is based on a real two-day conference about climate change that happened in 1980 and was later recounted in Nathaniel Rich’s 2019 nonfiction book Losing Earth. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 As recounted in the Sanskrit epic Ramayana, Ravana abducts Rama’s wife, Sita, and carries her away to his kingdom of Lanka. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026 Kinnaman recounted taking photos of Baghdad Central actor Zuaiter on the High Value Target set as if both actors had stepped into history two decades after the Iraq war. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 What follows is the most famous game of brinkmanship in Hollywood history, grippingly recounted here by Stallone. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Palminteri, a lifelong New York sports fan, recounted a cold personal encounter with current Boston Red Sox starter Sonny Gray from Gray's stint with the Yankees. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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That distinction matters in a case involving absent or severely abnormal kidneys and bladder, such as the one described in an August Gwen Faulkenberry column.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Retaliation is described as an adverse employment action connected to an activity protected by a law under its jurisdiction.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

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Last month, Democracy Docket surpassed 500,000 free email subscribers, the company first told Semafor, including 70,000 subscribers paying $10 a month or $120 per year.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
China-Japan relations have come under heavy strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament in November last year that Japan could get militarily involved in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

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The first four seasons have chronicled the steamy happily-ever-afters of the eldest Bridgerton siblings, Daphne, Anthony, Colin and Benedict.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The film chronicled Gortner’s youth as a Pentecostal preacher in the American South and exposed the deceptive practices used to bilk believers out of their money.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of chronicled

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It is narrated by Teresa, a contract lawyer in her forties who has come to a small town on the Greek coast for a solo holiday.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
But the tale of that Thursday’s spontaneous, viral resistance is narrated by its proud participants.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of narrated

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Semafor reported this week that the Federal Reserve has been probing how banks that lend to private-credit firms vet the loans that serve as their collateral, an admission that has spooked investors on Wall Street and around the world.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Sobyanin later reported 68 more drones targeting Moscow were downed during daylight on Tuesday morning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of reported

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The University of Arizona has suspended activities at its fraternities following persistent reports of misconduct, including assault, hazing and drug and alcohol-related behavior, a university official said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
One study found that, while just under half of hiring managers looked for AI and related tech skills, nearly three quarters (73%) prized critical thinking/problem-solving, and 65% looked for adaptability/learning agility.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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