RECOLLECTING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

recollecting 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of recollect

as in remembering

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-collecting

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of re-collect

as in containing

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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as in retrieving

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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That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026 Back at the Squawk, Joyce, Robin, and Will are recollecting themselves after the power surge and Will’s voyage into the Demogorgon. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025 But by writing this passage, in the act of recollecting and thinking over the ideas, Montaigne attempts a foray into the psychological tangle that polyvitality might well be dragging along behind it like a fishing net stuffed with by-catch. — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026 Vetting will include more background and criminal checks, an immigration status review and potentially recollecting biometrics data, like fingerprints and photos. — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 Continually surrounded by well-wishers during an hour of socializing before a formal program of speakers and videos recollecting his career, Lubelfeld listened to what others had to say before speaking himself. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

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Kelly has continued to pay tribute to Ozzy in the months since his death, remembering him on what would’ve been his 77th birthday last December and visiting his gravesite in March.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
The track went viral on TikTok earlier this year, with longtime lovers of the musician remembering the hit, while younger fans may have discovered it for the first time.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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Financial regulation is struggling to keep pace with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, according to European policymakers, who are grappling with how to support adoption while containing risks to market integrity and stability.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 July 2026
In 2022, a large cluster of cases in Florida was attributed to a Caesar salad kit containing bagged romaine lettuce.

— Caroline Kee, NBC news, 3 July 2026

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Cloudflare reports that more than half of AI crawler traffic involves retrieving pages that have not changed.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Because many of the dogs from Sacramento County were transferred to Miranda’s Rescue through a third party without the shelter’s knowledge, retrieving the dogs is legally complex, according to the release.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

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While some analysts warn of an existential threat, others argue VW remains profitable, recalling past crises where drastic structural changes were avoided.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Ford Motor Company is recalling over 100,000 vehicles related to two separate issues, according to a recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of recalling

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The production was built entirely with AI tools, with Madhvani writing the multilingual lyrics alongside co-creators and composing the music through Suno, a leading AI music generation platform.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
Legend has it that when an unsuspecting new man on the paper’s composing desk left out the agate type one day there were lots of problems for bettors and bookies across the city.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

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In order to compete, moving forward now requires absorbing and building other businesses entirely, recapturing layers that retail previously handed off.

— Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 26 June 2026

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