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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
Ashley recounted one time when some people who used to work at the Golden Dagger visited Hunter's. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 After the article ran, canton officials invited Hawrylak to fly to Switzerland and recount her experience to prosecutors. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
Byrd and DeSantis each noted the many election law changes Florida has instituted since the infamous 2000 presidential election recount — where Palm Beach County’s butterfly ballots befuddled many voters in a razor-thin race. — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 The recount commission agreed to toss several votes for largely clerical mistakes. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 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
  • Companies that describe their services as sovereign without being clear about those dependencies risk accusations of sovereignty-washing.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Some puzzlers describe solving the crossword as a workout; for me, today’s was a knock-down, drag-out fistfight.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of describe
Noun
  • Taiya Herndon is scheduled to appear for a hearing over the amount of her bail, set at $500,000 to be paid in full, on Thursday.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Who knows if SpaceX will win the war, but with the amount of spectrum being bought by Musk and his ability to access capital, Starlink will most likely take share from Charter and Comcast first, and then AT & T and Verizon next.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of amount
Verb
  • Lamm told TechCrunch that conventional breeding can produce dogs with poor eyesight or genetic predispositions to cancer.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tell
Noun
  • After this five-man combination was outscored by a total of 25 points in 22 minutes together over the Heat’s first two games of the season, the Heat’s starters were outscored by five points in eight minutes together on Friday.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • International and local election monitors had expressed concern about the safety and fairness of an election campaign marked by detentions, near-total government control over the media and reports of surveillance and cyberattacks against activists.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of total
Verb
  • Other British stars to have teamed up with Noiser include Dame Julie Andrews, who narrated an adaptation of Emma, and Hugh Bonneville, who narrated some Sherlock Holmes short stories.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The original short, narrated by Ron Perlman, premiered at the LA Shorts International Film Festival and was selected by more than 40 other festivals, earning 18 awards.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of narrate
Noun
  • The continuously rising spiral roof integrates diverse functions such as dining spaces, exhibition spaces, education centers, and the theater into a cohesive whole.
    — Wendy Wang, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Zoom out to take it as part of the whole, though, and things start to soften and droop.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of whole
Verb
  • De la Bouillerie began his career on a high note as an editor on the Oscar-winning documentary Woodstock, which chronicled the landmark 1969 music festival that defined the counterculture generation.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Josh Simmons’ career with the Kansas City Chiefs has been well-chronicled here at OutKick.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of chronicle
Noun
  • SpaceX is seeking to raise an extra $40 billion in debt to help fund the campaign, but even fans on Wall Street question how SpaceX will raise the massive sums required.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Attorneys for New Mexico had sought $35 billion to $40 billion, arguing that the company would only change its ways with a sum that affected its stock price.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sum

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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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