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verb

ri-ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce recount (audio)
Definition of recountnext
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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noun

as in amount

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Recent Examples of recount
Verb
Multiple parents recounted a Christmas photo-op in which an ICE agent dressed as Santa Claus shoved away children who tried to hug him, then vanished with his treats the moment the cameras disappeared. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Finding meaning in stories recounting American history, field trips to local sites of the Till narrative — Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Bronzeville, where Till’s homegoing was held — were among the activities. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
Races that may head for a recount do not have winners declared. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 The turnabout led to a statewide recount that took weeks, cost more than $260,000 and ultimately reaffirmed Prosser's reelection. — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recount
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recount
  1. describe
  2. amount
  3. tell
  4. total
  5. narrate
  6. whole
  7. chronicle
  8. sum
Verb
  • Founded by Kemmu and Nihalani, the company has positioned itself around backing stories described as authentic and character-driven, aiming to balance creative ambition with commercial appeal.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Other sailors described to CNN conditions unlike their previous deployments, largely because of the war, which stopped the ship from making stops at friendly ports.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of describe
Noun
  • The storm is expected to produce rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches, with maximum amounts of 15 inches across the Big Island.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The district’s current budget assumes $285 million in TIF funds, though the final amount will be set by City Hall later this year.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of amount
Verb
  • He was told to wait on a bench at the sixth station of the Fujinomiya trail as his father and brother continued their ascent, the report said.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rabah told The Associated Press that two settlers arrived with a tractor at his home in Khirbet al-Rakeez in the southern West Bank on Saturday afternoon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of tell
Noun
  • In 2025, the company flew a total of 170 times (165 by Falcon 9 and five by Starship).
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The new totals come some three months since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of total
Verb
  • Like with Channel Orange, Ocean is narrating life from 10,000 feet up, able to communicate pain and lust and longing with a kind of precision that, if nothing else, should prove how singular the human spirit truly is.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The 2015 sequel ends with an emotional sequence featuring Dom and Brian (Walker) driving side by side as the former narrates a montage about their relationship.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of narrate
Noun
  • Each study captures only a sliver of the whole, which may be larger yet.
    — Vishal R. Patel, Time, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Later versions supported natural language-style searches and gave users the sense that the web could finally be approached as an indexable whole, even if the results were still rough around the edges.
    — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of whole
Verb
  • The announcement comes as Haywire continues the rapid ascent SPIN previously chronicled around its unlikely connection with fellow Boston institution Dropkick Murphys.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Both Chang and Erpenbeck are unflinching in chronicling the specific, mundane precautions necessary to lovers under surveillance.
    — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chronicle
Noun
  • Then on August 10, a large container ship paid a staggering $4 million to fast-track its trip — leaving others, either unwilling or unable to shell out that kind of sum, in maritime limbo.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The acquisition looks small next to the enormous sums being spent on frontier AI models, data centers and chips.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sum

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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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