recollects 1 of 2

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of recollect
as in remembers
to bring back to mind I can't recollect if I turned the stove off or not before leaving the house

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re-collects

2 of 2

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of re-collect
1
as in contains
to gain emotional or mental control of she had to calm down and re-collect herself after being told she had won the lottery

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2
as in retrieves
to get again in one's possession I struggled to re-collect the papers the wind had torn from my hands

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recollects
  1. remembers
  2. contains
  3. retrieves
  4. recalls
  5. composes
  6. recaptures
  7. gets back
  8. recovers
Verb
  • Bazzana remembers watching Mike Trout win one of his two All-Star Game MVP honors.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Sutton hopes the country remembers that supporting those who protect their communities shouldn't end when the headlines do.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of remembers
Verb
  • The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • The ancient Moa Eggshell Cave in New Zealand contains the remains of several extinct animal species lost approximately a million years ago.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Definition of contains
Verb
  • Amazon retrieves and refurbishes the equipment after deployment so it can be used again.
    — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Ann Wang | Reuters Amon shared an example of an agent that instantly retrieves details of banking transactions, eliminating the need for a user to navigate through the app and manually locate the information.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Definition of retrieves
Verb
  • The Cuisinart recall follows two other major grill brush recalls this year involving more than 13 million products.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Good wine recalls specific tasting notes; great wine unlocks entire memories.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Definition of recalls
Verb
  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Each night, the chef composes a refined tasting menu, featuring two appetizers, a choice of two entrées, and a dessert.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Definition of composes
Verb
  • Oh, there’s a pipe dream out there, all about a once-great player who recaptures the old magic, but that’s hardly the appropriate mood.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • While not a full-fledged continuation of the fantastic action show Lycoris Recoil, this series of shorts recaptures the other half of the 2022 girls-with-guns series.
    — Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of recaptures
Verb
  • For that reason, there’s a real shot that Pickens can still score 15-17 PPG while Lamb gets back to that 17 PPG range himself.
    — Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Let’s put a pin in this one till AJ gets back.
    — Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of gets back
Verb
  • Nights are supposed to be when the body recovers from heat, and that window is shrinking.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • The warm overnight temperatures are a concern, as that’s when the body typically recovers from the daytime heat.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of recovers
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