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as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
recited the funny story of how he and his girlfriend met
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as in to list
to specify one after another
the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances against King George III
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Recent Examples of recite
Before starting his school classes, Zakir recited the Quran at a madrasa and sang hymns at a Roman Catholic church.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
In Islamic tradition, the father of a newborn is expected to recite the adhan, or call to prayer, in his child’s right ear, so that the first sounds the baby hears upon entering this world are exaltations of God’s supremacy, setting them on a path of grace and virtue.
—Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Special blessings are recited before the lighting and traditional songs are sung afterwards.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Andrew sends me a clip of the actor John Hurt reciting it: here.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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Smith described Lockett as a consummate professional and great human being while also expressing his appreciation for Lockett’s willingness to play his part without complaining about targets.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Southwest Cheese, a major dairy processor in operation since 2005, described the incident as a chemical overflow stemming from equipment malfunction in a single room of the facility.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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In one test called the Visual Object Learning Task, for example, they were shown three-dimensional figures, instructed to memorize them, and then required to pick them out of a later, larger assortment of shapes.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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London taxi-drivers, who must memorize complex navigational routes, experience growth in areas of their hippocampi.Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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Gartner and Check Point researchers agree and have listed AI as a top concern for 2025.John Bruggeman, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Another Giuliani spokesperson, Theodore Goodman, was listed as a potential witness, if needed, to testify about photographs taken of Giuliani.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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During his trial, Condon identified Hauptmann as the man who’d told him about Martha’s Vineyard.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Read: Don’t tell America the babysitter’s dead A village agreement is, in its way, transactional; our baby swap certainly involves a trade.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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The prosecutor’s office detailed an alleged incident where Payne was carried up to his third-floor room by a group of three people prior to his death.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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However, the same report detailed that almost 80% of individuals in strategy functions describe AI as critical for success over the next two years.Gaurav Tewari, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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The cosmopolitan Dawson often traveled around Africa to work on cases, but where is his home base? 4 of 5 From 2007 to 2016, Tana French wrote six police-procedural novels narrated by different detectives working in a European city.J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Diop departs from the strict orthodoxy of documentary film by imbuing the artifacts with human voice, narrated by five different actors.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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The company outlined an alternative oversight plan in a letter obtained by ProPublica and City Cast Las Vegas.Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bieniemy then outlined the two-step process of a play getting to Mahomes.Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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More than 35 children's books recount the polio epidemics of the mid-20th century, ranging from fiction to biographies of Dr. Jonas Salk (the discoverer of the polio vaccine) to nonfiction exploring the science and historical impact of the disease.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Other stories recounted German subs surfacing directly under Picket Force vessels to the surprise of both crews.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Recite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recite. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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