as in described
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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Making matters worse, nine in 10 Haitians go all day without eating in what has been described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.—
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Mary described her role as largely self-directed.—
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Sources told Fox 8 that bomb-making materials were found at the rental property.—
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In August 1979, a Florida sheriff’s deputy told authorities that his wife fatally shot herself at their home south of Tampa.—
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All the while, the influencer played to the camera as the person recording her narrated what was happening at the scene.—
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This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan and narrated by Ines del Castillo and Jakobi Diem was honored for Best Romance and Lone Wolf written by Gregg Hurwitz and narrated by Scott Brick received the award for Best Thriller/Suspense.—
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People.com,
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“Recounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recounted. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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